U+144D "ᑍ" Canadian Syllabics Taai Unicode Character

U+144D "ᑍ" Canadian Syllabics Taai is a glyph from the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically part of the Western Cree syllabary used for writing languages such as Cree, Ojibwe, and Inuktitut. This character represents the sound "taai" or "tāi," a long vowel syllable formed by combining the consonant "t" with the vowel "ai" (a long "i" sound), distinguished visually by its rounded top and angled strokes. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures digital preservation and accurate rendering of Indigenous languages across modern computing systems, supporting linguistic and cultural continuity for communities that rely on this writing system.

General Properties

Code Point	U+144D
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics Taai
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᑍ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᑍ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x91 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding	0x144D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000144D
C/C++/Java Escape	\u144d

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Script	Canadian Aboriginal
Script Extensions	Canadian Aboriginal
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	OLetter