U+14AA "ᒪ" Canadian Syllabics Ma Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+14AA "ᒪ" Canadian Syllabics Ma is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing the syllable "ma" in several Indigenous writing systems, most notably in Cree and Inuktitut. This character is part of a script developed in the 19th century by missionary James Evans for the Ojibwe and Cree languages, and it has since been standardized in Unicode to support digital communication and preservation of these languages. Its design typically features a simple, angular structure aligned with the syllabic script's characteristic shapes, allowing it to function as a fundamental unit in writing words and conveying meaning within the respective linguistic contexts.

General Properties

Code Point U+14AA
Version Added 3.0
Name Canadian Syllabics Ma
Block Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᒪ
HTML Hex Encoding ᒪ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x92 0xAA
UTF-16 Encoding 0x14AA
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000014AA
C/C++/Java Escape \u14aa

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