U+14C5 "ᓅ" Canadian Syllabics Noo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᓅ
U+14C5 "ᓅ" Canadian Syllabics Noo is a symbol from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a syllabic sound used in several Indigenous languages of Canada, particularly in Cree and Ojibwe writing systems. It denotes the syllable "noo" and is composed of a geometric shape that reflects the script's systematic design, where rotation and modification of basic forms indicate different vowel values. This character, like others in its set, was encoded to preserve and support the digital representation of Canada’s Indigenous languages, aiding in literacy and cultural preservation efforts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+14C5 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Noo |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᓅ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᓅ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x93 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x14C5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000014C5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u14c5 |
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 |