U+18B2 "ᢲ" Canadian Syllabics Aay Unicode Character

U+18B2 "ᢲ" Canadian Syllabics Aay is a glyph used in the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script, specifically representing a distinct vowel sound in certain Indigenous languages of Canada, such as Cree and Inuktitut. This character belongs to a series of syllabic symbols that denote consonant vowel combinations, where the shape and orientation of the character indicate the specific phonetic value. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures the preservation and digital representation of these languages, supporting accurate text rendering and communication for communities that rely on the syllabary.

General Properties

Code Point	U+18B2
Version Added	5.2
Name	Canadian Syllabics Aay
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Extended
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᢲ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᢲ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0xA2 0xB2
UTF-16 Encoding	0x18B2
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000018B2
C/C++/Java Escape	\u18b2

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