U+14D7 "ᓗ" Canadian Syllabics Lo Unicode Character

U+14D7 "ᓗ" Canadian Syllabics Lo is a character from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing the syllable "lo" in several Indigenous languages of Canada, such as Cree, Inuktitut, and Ojibwe. This script was originally devised by missionary James Evans in the 19th century to facilitate literacy among First Nations communities. The character is composed of a triangular shape resembling a chevron pointing downward, which visually distinguishes it from other syllabic forms. It plays a practical role in the writing systems of these languages, allowing for the accurate transcription of oral speech into written form while preserving phonetic distinctions.

General Properties

Code Point	U+14D7
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics Lo
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᓗ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᓗ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x93 0x97
UTF-16 Encoding	0x14D7
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000014D7
C/C++/Java Escape	\u14d7

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