U+18BA "ᢺ" Canadian Syllabics May Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+18BA "ᢺ" Canadian Syllabics May is a character from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, used specifically in writing the Naskapi language. It represents the syllable "may" and is part of a broader system of syllabic characters developed in the 19th century for indigenous languages across Canada. The character is encoded in the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block which spans from U+1400 to U+167F, and it is distinct from similar-looking characters in other scripts due to its unique stroke and orientation. Its design follows the standard pattern of Canadian syllabics, where the orientation of the symbol can indicate a different vowel sound. The character is supported in modern operating systems and fonts that include the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics range, allowing for accurate digital representation of the Naskapi language.

General Properties

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

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᢺ
HTML Hex Encoding ᢺ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0xA2 0xBA
UTF-16 Encoding 0x18BA
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000018BA
C/C++/Java Escape \u18ba

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