U+1472 "ᑲ" Canadian Syllabics Ka Unicode Character

U+1472 "ᑲ" Canadian Syllabics Ka is a character from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing the syllable "ka" in various Indigenous languages of Canada, most prominently in the Cree and Ojibwe writing systems. It was developed in the 19th century by missionary James Evans and is written as a rounded chevron shape opening to the right, often combined with diacritical marks to indicate vowel length or modification. This character is part of a script used to preserve and promote literacy in multiple First Nations languages, playing a vital role in cultural heritage and modern digital communication for these communities.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1472
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics Ka
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᑲ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᑲ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x91 0xB2
UTF-16 Encoding	0x1472
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00001472
C/C++/Java Escape	\u1472

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