U+13C6 "Ꮖ" Cherokee Letter Qua Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+13C6 "Ꮖ" Cherokee Letter Qua is a syllabic symbol representing the sound "qua" in the Cherokee language, as part of the Cherokee script's standardized orthography. It belongs to the Cherokee block of the Unicode standard, which was encoded to preserve and support the native writing system developed by Sequoyah in the early 19th century. This character is used in modern Cherokee writing, including in educational materials, cultural documentation, and digital communication, helping to maintain the linguistic heritage of the Cherokee people. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures compatibility across different digital platforms and devices, facilitating the ongoing revitalization of the Cherokee language.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+13C6 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Cherokee Letter Qua |
| Block | Cherokee |
| General Category | Uppercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | Ꮖ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | Ꮖ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8F 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x13C6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000013C6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u13c6 |
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 |
| Uppercase | Yes |
| Simple Lowercase Code Point | "ꮖ" U+AB96 Cherokee Small Letter Qua |
| Lowercase Code Point | "ꮖ" U+AB96 Cherokee Small Letter Qua |
| Cased | Yes |
| Changes When Casemapped | Yes |
| Changes When Lowercased | Yes |
| 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 | Upper |