U+142D "ᐭ" Canadian Syllabics On Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+142D "ᐭ" Canadian Syllabics On is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, used to represent the sound "on" in certain Indigenous languages of Canada, particularly within the Cree and Ojibwe writing systems. This character belongs to a syllabic script developed in the 19th century to transcribe Algonquian and Inuit languages, and it appears as a rotated or mirrored form of the basic syllabic "o" shapes, with a distinctive hooked or angular glyph design. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and accessibility for writing and typing in these languages on modern electronic devices.
General Properties
Code Point
U+142D
Name
Canadian Syllabics On
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᐭ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᐭ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x90 0xAD
UTF-16 Encoding
0x142D
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000142D
C/C++/Java Escape
\u142d
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal