U+1411 "ᐑ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Wii Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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