Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics

Unicode character block

Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
Range	U+1400..U+167F (640 code points)
Plane	BMP
Scripts	Canadian Aboriginal
Major alphabets	Inuktitut Carrier Cree Athapascan
Assigned	640 code points
Unused	0 reserved code points
Unicode version history

3.0 (1999)	630 (+630)
5.2 (2009)	640 (+10)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: ^[1]^[2]

Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics is a Unicode block containing syllabic characters for writing Inuktitut, Carrier, Cree (along with several of its dialect-specific characters), Ojibwe, Blackfoot and Canadian Athabascan languages. Additions for some Cree dialects, Ojibwe, and Dene can be found at the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Extended block.

Block

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Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics ^[1]
Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F

U+140x ᐀ ᐁ ᐂ ᐃ ᐄ ᐅ ᐆ ᐇ ᐈ ᐉ ᐊ ᐋ ᐌ ᐍ ᐎ ᐏ

U+141x ᐐ ᐑ ᐒ ᐓ ᐔ ᐕ ᐖ ᐗ ᐘ ᐙ ᐚ ᐛ ᐜ ᐝ ᐞ ᐟ

U+142x ᐠ ᐡ ᐢ ᐣ ᐤ ᐥ ᐦ ᐧ ᐨ ᐩ ᐪ ᐫ ᐬ ᐭ ᐮ ᐯ

U+143x ᐰ ᐱ ᐲ ᐳ ᐴ ᐵ ᐶ ᐷ ᐸ ᐹ ᐺ ᐻ ᐼ ᐽ ᐾ ᐿ

U+144x ᑀ ᑁ ᑂ ᑃ ᑄ ᑅ ᑆ ᑇ ᑈ ᑉ ᑊ ᑋ ᑌ ᑍ ᑎ ᑏ

U+145x ᑐ ᑑ ᑒ ᑓ ᑔ ᑕ ᑖ ᑗ ᑘ ᑙ ᑚ ᑛ ᑜ ᑝ ᑞ ᑟ

U+146x ᑠ ᑡ ᑢ ᑣ ᑤ ᑥ ᑦ ᑧ ᑨ ᑩ ᑪ ᑫ ᑬ ᑭ ᑮ ᑯ

U+147x ᑰ ᑱ ᑲ ᑳ ᑴ ᑵ ᑶ ᑷ ᑸ ᑹ ᑺ ᑻ ᑼ ᑽ ᑾ ᑿ

U+148x ᒀ ᒁ ᒂ ᒃ ᒄ ᒅ ᒆ ᒇ ᒈ ᒉ ᒊ ᒋ ᒌ ᒍ ᒎ ᒏ

U+149x ᒐ ᒑ ᒒ ᒓ ᒔ ᒕ ᒖ ᒗ ᒘ ᒙ ᒚ ᒛ ᒜ ᒝ ᒞ ᒟ

U+14Ax ᒠ ᒡ ᒢ ᒣ ᒤ ᒥ ᒦ ᒧ ᒨ ᒩ ᒪ ᒫ ᒬ ᒭ ᒮ ᒯ

U+14Bx ᒰ ᒱ ᒲ ᒳ ᒴ ᒵ ᒶ ᒷ ᒸ ᒹ ᒺ ᒻ ᒼ ᒽ ᒾ ᒿ

U+14Cx ᓀ ᓁ ᓂ ᓃ ᓄ ᓅ ᓆ ᓇ ᓈ ᓉ ᓊ ᓋ ᓌ ᓍ ᓎ ᓏ

U+14Dx ᓐ ᓑ ᓒ ᓓ ᓔ ᓕ ᓖ ᓗ ᓘ ᓙ ᓚ ᓛ ᓜ ᓝ ᓞ ᓟ

U+14Ex ᓠ ᓡ ᓢ ᓣ ᓤ ᓥ ᓦ ᓧ ᓨ ᓩ ᓪ ᓫ ᓬ ᓭ ᓮ ᓯ

U+14Fx ᓰ ᓱ ᓲ ᓳ ᓴ ᓵ ᓶ ᓷ ᓸ ᓹ ᓺ ᓻ ᓼ ᓽ ᓾ ᓿ

U+150x ᔀ ᔁ ᔂ ᔃ ᔄ ᔅ ᔆ ᔇ ᔈ ᔉ ᔊ ᔋ ᔌ ᔍ ᔎ ᔏ

U+151x ᔐ ᔑ ᔒ ᔓ ᔔ ᔕ ᔖ ᔗ ᔘ ᔙ ᔚ ᔛ ᔜ ᔝ ᔞ ᔟ

U+152x ᔠ ᔡ ᔢ ᔣ ᔤ ᔥ ᔦ ᔧ ᔨ ᔩ ᔪ ᔫ ᔬ ᔭ ᔮ ᔯ

U+153x ᔰ ᔱ ᔲ ᔳ ᔴ ᔵ ᔶ ᔷ ᔸ ᔹ ᔺ ᔻ ᔼ ᔽ ᔾ ᔿ

U+154x ᕀ ᕁ ᕂ ᕃ ᕄ ᕅ ᕆ ᕇ ᕈ ᕉ ᕊ ᕋ ᕌ ᕍ ᕎ ᕏ

U+155x ᕐ ᕑ ᕒ ᕓ ᕔ ᕕ ᕖ ᕗ ᕘ ᕙ ᕚ ᕛ ᕜ ᕝ ᕞ ᕟ

U+156x ᕠ ᕡ ᕢ ᕣ ᕤ ᕥ ᕦ ᕧ ᕨ ᕩ ᕪ ᕫ ᕬ ᕭ ᕮ ᕯ

U+157x ᕰ ᕱ ᕲ ᕳ ᕴ ᕵ ᕶ ᕷ ᕸ ᕹ ᕺ ᕻ ᕼ ᕽ ᕾ ᕿ

U+158x ᖀ ᖁ ᖂ ᖃ ᖄ ᖅ ᖆ ᖇ ᖈ ᖉ ᖊ ᖋ ᖌ ᖍ ᖎ ᖏ

U+159x ᖐ ᖑ ᖒ ᖓ ᖔ ᖕ ᖖ ᖗ ᖘ ᖙ ᖚ ᖛ ᖜ ᖝ ᖞ ᖟ

U+15Ax ᖠ ᖡ ᖢ ᖣ ᖤ ᖥ ᖦ ᖧ ᖨ ᖩ ᖪ ᖫ ᖬ ᖭ ᖮ ᖯ

U+15Bx ᖰ ᖱ ᖲ ᖳ ᖴ ᖵ ᖶ ᖷ ᖸ ᖹ ᖺ ᖻ ᖼ ᖽ ᖾ ᖿ

U+15Cx ᗀ ᗁ ᗂ ᗃ ᗄ ᗅ ᗆ ᗇ ᗈ ᗉ ᗊ ᗋ ᗌ ᗍ ᗎ ᗏ

U+15Dx ᗐ ᗑ ᗒ ᗓ ᗔ ᗕ ᗖ ᗗ ᗘ ᗙ ᗚ ᗛ ᗜ ᗝ ᗞ ᗟ

U+15Ex ᗠ ᗡ ᗢ ᗣ ᗤ ᗥ ᗦ ᗧ ᗨ ᗩ ᗪ ᗫ ᗬ ᗭ ᗮ ᗯ

U+15Fx ᗰ ᗱ ᗲ ᗳ ᗴ ᗵ ᗶ ᗷ ᗸ ᗹ ᗺ ᗻ ᗼ ᗽ ᗾ ᗿ

U+160x ᘀ ᘁ ᘂ ᘃ ᘄ ᘅ ᘆ ᘇ ᘈ ᘉ ᘊ ᘋ ᘌ ᘍ ᘎ ᘏ

U+161x ᘐ ᘑ ᘒ ᘓ ᘔ ᘕ ᘖ ᘗ ᘘ ᘙ ᘚ ᘛ ᘜ ᘝ ᘞ ᘟ

U+162x ᘠ ᘡ ᘢ ᘣ ᘤ ᘥ ᘦ ᘧ ᘨ ᘩ ᘪ ᘫ ᘬ ᘭ ᘮ ᘯ

U+163x ᘰ ᘱ ᘲ ᘳ ᘴ ᘵ ᘶ ᘷ ᘸ ᘹ ᘺ ᘻ ᘼ ᘽ ᘾ ᘿ

U+164x ᙀ ᙁ ᙂ ᙃ ᙄ ᙅ ᙆ ᙇ ᙈ ᙉ ᙊ ᙋ ᙌ ᙍ ᙎ ᙏ

U+165x ᙐ ᙑ ᙒ ᙓ ᙔ ᙕ ᙖ ᙗ ᙘ ᙙ ᙚ ᙛ ᙜ ᙝ ᙞ ᙟ

U+166x ᙠ ᙡ ᙢ ᙣ ᙤ ᙥ ᙦ ᙧ ᙨ ᙩ ᙪ ᙫ ᙬ ᙭ ᙮ ᙯ

U+167x ᙰ ᙱ ᙲ ᙳ ᙴ ᙵ ᙶ ᙷ ᙸ ᙹ ᙺ ᙻ ᙼ ᙽ ᙾ ᙿ

Notes

1.^ As of Unicode version 17.0

History

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The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block:

Version	Final code points^[a]	Count	UTC ID	L2 ID	WG2 ID
3.0	U+1401..166E	622	X3L2/90-151	N658	Inuktitut and Cree Char. Sets in 10646, 1990年09月11日
			UTC/1991-070	Umamaheswaran, V. S. (1991年04月30日), Committee Correspondence
			N956	Report on the Encoding for Canadian Aboriginal Syllabic Languages, 1993年11月04日
			N978	Everson, Michael (1994年03月04日), Comment on document N 956, Report on the Encoding for Canadian Aboriginal Syllabic Languages
			N984	Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics: Character Set Coding Requirements, 1994年04月18日
			N1073	Ross, Hugh McGregor (1994年09月21日), Enhanced Proposal for Canadian Aboriginal Scripts
			UTC/1994-032	Aliprand, Joan; Greenfield, Steve (1994年09月30日), "Presentation on Canadian Aboriginal Scripts", Unicode Technical Committee Meeting #62, Friday, September 30, 1994, Toronto, Ontario, Minutes
			N1104	Everson, Michael (1994年10月11日), Proposed Unified Canadian Syllabic Character Set Repertoire, version 2.0 (Comment on WG2 N984)
			X3L2/96-063	Proposed pDAM for Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics, 1996年05月28日
			N1441	Proposed pDAM for Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics, 1996年06月10日
			UTC/1996-027.2	Greenfield, Steve (1996年07月01日), "D. Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics", UTC #69 Minutes (PART 2)
			N1472	Paterson, Bruce (1996年11月20日), pDAM 11 - Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
			N1453	Ksar, Mike; Umamaheswaran, V. S. (1996年12月06日), "8.8", WG 2 Minutes - Quebec Meeting 31
			L2/97-005	Paterson, Bruce (1997年01月28日), ISO/IEC 10646-1/FPDAM 11: Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Script
			N1595	Summary of Voting on SC 2 N 2806, Combined PDAM Registration and FPDAM ballot: Amendment 11: Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Script, 1997年06月17日
			L2/97-223	N1644	Paterson, Bruce; Everson, Michael (1997年09月11日), Revised Text of ISO/IEC 10646-1/FPDAM 11 - Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
			L2/97-224	Paterson, Bruce (1997年09月11日), Disposition of Comments Report for ISO/IEC 10646-1/FPDAM 11 Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
			L2/97-288	N1603	Umamaheswaran, V. S. (1997年10月24日), "6.3", Unconfirmed Meeting Minutes, WG 2 Meeting # 33, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 20 June – 4 July 1997
			L2/98-128	Text for FDAM ballot ISO 10646 Amendment 11 - Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics, 1998年03月05日
			L2/01-291	Jancewicz, Bill (2001年08月07日), Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics [proposed correction of shapes]
			L2/16-164	Larabie, Ray; et al. (2016年05月16日), CANADIAN SYLLABICS SHA U+1515 Font Support
			L2/18-274	McGowan, Rick (2018年09月14日), "U+166D CANADIAN SYLLABICS CHI SIGN", Comments on Public Review Issues (July 24 - Sept 14, 2018)
			L2/18-272	Moore, Lisa (2018年10月29日), "Consensus 157-C16", UTC #157 Minutes, Change the general category of U+166D CANADIAN SYLLABICS CHI SIGN from "Po" to "So" and make it Terminal_Punctuation=No.
			L2/21-088	King, Kevin (2021年04月06日), Proposed revisions to the representative characters of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics code charts
			L2/21-073	Anderson, Deborah; Whistler, Ken; Pournader, Roozbeh; Moore, Lisa; Liang, Hai (2021年04月23日), "2. Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics", Recommendations to UTC #167 April 2021 on Script Proposals
			L2/21-066	Moore, Lisa (2021年05月05日), "B. Script Ad Hoc Report", UTC #167 Minutes, The UTC notes document L2/21-088, but takes no further action.
			L2/21-141	King, Kevin (2021年07月07日), Proposed changes to the representative glyphs of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics code charts [Affects U+144B, 14D1, 1506, 15C0-15C3, 15E8-15EE, 1601, 1604-1607, 160A-160D, 1614-162D, 1630-163F, 1646-1647, 165A]
			L2/21-130	Anderson, Deborah; Whistler, Ken; Pournader, Roozbeh; Liang, Hai (2021年07月26日), "4. Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics", Recommendations to UTC #168 July 2021 on Script Proposals
			L2/21-123	Cummings, Craig (2021年08月03日), "Consensus 168-C21", Draft Minutes of UTC Meeting 168, Accept 186 changes for glyphs in the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics and Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Extended blocks
	U+166F..1676	8	L2/97-274	N1655	Vermeulen, Dirk; Everson, Michael (1997年10月08日), Canadian Syllabics missing from DAM 11
			L2/98-039	Aliprand, Joan; Winkler, Arnold (1998年02月24日), "3.A.1. NEW PROPOSALS a. Additional Canadian Syllabics", Preliminary Minutes - UTC #74 & L2 #171, Mountain View, CA - December 5, 1997
			L2/98-286	N1703	Umamaheswaran, V. S.; Ksar, Mike (1998年07月02日), "8.10", Unconfirmed Meeting Minutes, WG 2 Meeting #34, Redmond, WA, USA; 1998年03月16日--20
			L2/98-321	N1905	Revised text of 10646-1/FPDAM 23, AMENDMENT 23: Bopomofo Extended and other characters, 1998年10月22日
			L2/99-010	N1903 (pdf, html, doc)	Umamaheswaran, V. S. (1998年12月30日), "6.7.6", Minutes of WG 2 meeting 35, London, U.K.; 1998年09月21日--25
5.2	U+1400, 1677..167F	10	L2/08-132R	N3427R	Everson, Michael; Harvey, Chris (2008年05月11日), Proposal to encode 39 Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
			L2/08-318	N3453 (pdf, doc)	Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2008年08月13日), "M52.19", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 52
			L2/08-161R2	Moore, Lisa (2008年11月05日), "Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics", UTC #115 Minutes
^ Proposed code points and characters names may differ from final code points and names

References

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^ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023年07月26日.
^ "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023年07月26日.

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