U+1411 "ᐑ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Wii Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1411 "ᐑ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Wii is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing the syllable "wii" in the Western Cree writing system. This script, derived from the work of missionary James Evans in the 19th century, uses distinct shapes for consonant-vowel combinations, and the character features a vertical stem with a left-pointing hook near the top, which helps encode the specific vowel sound and syllabic structure of the Western Cree language. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text can accurately preserve and transmit this Indigenous writing system, supporting language revitalization and cultural heritage efforts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1411 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Wii |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᐑ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᐑ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x90 0x91 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1411 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001411 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1411 |
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 |
| Script | Canadian Aboriginal |
| Script Extensions | Canadian Aboriginal |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| ID Start | Yes |
| XID Start | Yes |
| ID Continue | Yes |
| XID Continue | Yes |
| Alphabetic | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Alphabetic letter |
| Sentence Break | OLetter |