U+1473 "ᑳ" Canadian Syllabics Kaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1473 "ᑳ" Canadian Syllabics Kaa is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing the syllable "kaa" in the Inuktitut and Cree writing systems. This character is formed by a vertical line with a small triangular mark above it, and it is used primarily in indigenous languages across Canada to denote a long 'a' vowel sound following the 'k' consonant. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that these languages can be accurately represented in digital text, supporting the preservation and accessibility of Canadian Aboriginal linguistic heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1473 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Kaa |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᑳ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᑳ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x91 0xB3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1473 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001473 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1473 |
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 |