U+1412 "ᐒ" Canadian Syllabics Wo Unicode Character

U+1412 "ᐒ" Canadian Syllabics Wo is a character from the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically used in the writing system for the Cree language (and sometimes Inuktitut), where it represents the syllable sound "wo". This logographic script, developed in the 19th century, combines geometric shapes to denote syllables, and the character ᐒ is constructed with a rotated V‑like form and a dot, placing it within the Western Cree variant of the system. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text can correctly represent this traditional writing, preserving the linguistic heritage of Indigenous communities in Canada.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1412
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics Wo
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᐒ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᐒ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x90 0x92
UTF-16 Encoding	0x1412
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00001412
C/C++/Java Escape	\u1412

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