U+144E "ᑎ" Canadian Syllabics Ti Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᑎ
U+144E "ᑎ" Canadian Syllabics Ti is a letter used in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system, specifically representing the syllable "ti" in languages like Inuktitut and Cree. This script was originally devised by missionary James Evans in the 19th century to facilitate literacy among Indigenous peoples. The character resembles an inverted "V" shape with a horizontal line, and its design reflects the geometric, angular style typical of the syllabary. As a part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, "ᑎ" serves as a vital tool for preserving and writing the languages of various First Nations and Inuit communities across Canada.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+144E |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Ti |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᑎ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᑎ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x91 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x144E |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000144E |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u144e |
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 |