U+14A9 "ᒩ" Canadian Syllabics Y-Cree Moo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+14A9 "ᒩ" Canadian Syllabics Y-Cree Moo is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllable in the writing system used for certain Cree dialects, particularly the western Woods Cree and Swampy Cree languages. It is composed of the character for the consonant "y" and the vowel "oo," which together produce the syllabic sound "moo," and is written as a rotated, mirrored, or modified form of the base "mo" syllable, reflecting the phonology of these Indigenous languages. This character, along with the rest of the Canadian Syllabics script, was devised in the 19th century by missionary James Evans to facilitate literacy among First Nations communities, and it continues to be used in educational and cultural contexts to preserve and transmit Cree language heritage.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᒩ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᒩ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x92 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x14A9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000014A9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u14a9 |
Unicode Properties