U+14F5 "ᓵ" Canadian Syllabics Saa Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+14F5 "ᓵ" Canadian Syllabics Saa is used in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system, primarily for the Ojibwe and Cree languages, representing a syllable pronounced with a long "a" sound and an "s" consonant. It belongs to the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block in Unicode, which was added to support the writing systems of various Indigenous languages in Canada. In practice, this character is part of a larger set of syllabic characters that are essential for correctly representing phonetic distinctions in these languages, often used in educational materials, official documents, and digital communication to preserve and promote linguistic heritage. The character's unique shape, resembling an angled line or hook, is distinct within the syllabary and contributes to the visual consistency of the script across different media.

General Properties

Code Point U+14F5
Version Added 3.0
Name Canadian Syllabics Saa
Block Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᓵ
HTML Hex Encoding ᓵ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x93 0xB5
UTF-16 Encoding 0x14F5
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000014F5
C/C++/Java Escape \u14f5

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