U+14C2 "ᓂ" Canadian Syllabics Ni Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+14C2 "ᓂ" Canadian Syllabics Ni is a single character from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing the syllable "ni" in several Indigenous languages of Canada, most notably Inuktitut and Cree. This script was devised in the 19th century by missionary James Evans to facilitate literacy among Indigenous communities and is uniquely derived from visual modifications of basic geometric shapes rather than Latin alphabet letters. The character consists of a triangular form pointing downward with a small vertical stem at its top, a design that distinguishes it from related syllables like "na" or "nu" in the same writing system.
General Properties
Code Point
U+14C2
Name
Canadian Syllabics Ni
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᓂ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᓂ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x93 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding
0x14C2
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000014C2
C/C++/Java Escape
\u14c2
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal