U+154A "ᕊ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Lo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+154A "ᕊ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Lo is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing the syllable "lo" in the Western Cree language, which is an Algonquian language spoken across parts of Canada. This character is constructed from a geometric shape typical of the script, resembling a loop or circle combined with a vertical line, and it is used in written materials such as educational texts, religious documents, and community communications to preserve and transmit the phonetic sounds of the Cree language. Its inclusion in Unicode helps ensure digital compatibility for Indigenous language preservation and revitalization efforts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+154A |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Lo |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᕊ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᕊ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x95 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x154A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000154A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u154a |
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 |