U+152E "ᔮ" Canadian Syllabics Yaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+152E "ᔮ" Canadian Syllabics Yaa is a single character representing the syllable "yaa" in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script, which is specifically used for writing certain Indigenous languages of Canada, such as Cree and Inuktitut. Its shape consists of a left-pointing triangular form that is characteristic of syllabic writing systems, and it belongs to the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block in Unicode. This character encodes a syllable rather than an individual letter, reflecting the syllabic nature of the script where each character represents a full consonant-vowel combination. The inclusion of U+152E in the Unicode Standard supports the digital preservation and modern communication of these historically significant Indigenous languages.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᔮ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᔮ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x94 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x152E |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000152E |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u152e |
Unicode Properties