U+146F "ᑯ" Canadian Syllabics Ko Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᑯ
U+146F "ᑯ" Canadian Syllabics Ko is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing the syllable "ko" in several Indigenous languages of Canada, such as Inuktitut and Cree. It is part of a writing system developed in the 19th century by missionary James Evans to transcribe Indigenous languages, with each character typically denoting a consonant-vowel combination. Visually, "ᑯ" resembles a stylized, open shape with a central point, and its usage continues today in digital and printed texts to preserve and promote these languages. The character is encoded in Unicode to ensure consistent representation across different platforms and devices, supporting the cultural heritage of Canadian Indigenous communities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+146F |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Ko |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᑯ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᑯ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x91 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x146F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000146F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u146f |
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 |