U+AB8D "ꮍ" Cherokee Small Letter Mu Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꮍ
U+AB8D "ꮍ" Cherokee Small Letter Mu is a representation of the syllabic sound "mu" used in the Cherokee language, specifically as part of the small letter variant within the Cherokee block of the Unicode standard. This character functions in written Cherokee to denote the phonetic value of the "mu" syllable, and it is historically derived from the Cherokee script invented by Sequoyah in the early 19th century to facilitate the preservation and communication of the Cherokee language. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital compatibility and accessibility for modern technological use, supporting the revitalization and accurate representation of this Indigenous language in electronic texts and online communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AB8D |
| Version Added | 8.0 |
| Name | Cherokee Small Letter Mu |
| Block | Cherokee Supplement |
| General Category | Lowercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꮍ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꮍ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xAE 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAB8D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AB8D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uab8d |
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 |
| Lowercase | Yes |
| Simple Uppercase Code Point | "Ꮍ" U+13BD Cherokee Letter Mu |
| Simple Titlecase Code Point | "Ꮍ" U+13BD Cherokee Letter Mu |
| Uppercase Code Point | "Ꮍ" U+13BD Cherokee Letter Mu |
| Titlecase Code Point | "Ꮍ" U+13BD Cherokee Letter Mu |
| Simple Case Folding | "Ꮍ" U+13BD Cherokee Letter Mu |
| Case Folding | "Ꮍ" U+13BD Cherokee Letter Mu |
| Cased | Yes |
| Changes When Casefolded | Yes |
| Changes When Casemapped | Yes |
| Changes When NFKC Casefolded | Yes |
| Changes When Titlecased | Yes |
| Changes When Uppercased | Yes |
| NFKC Casefold | "Ꮍ" U+13BD Cherokee Letter Mu |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "Ꮍ" U+13BD Cherokee Letter Mu |
| Script | Cherokee |
| Script Extensions | Cherokee |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| ID Start | Yes |
| XID Start | Yes |
| ID Continue | Yes |
| XID Continue | Yes |
| Alphabetic | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Rotated |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Alphabetic letter |
| Sentence Break | Lower |