U+1417 "ᐗ" Canadian Syllabics Wa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᐗ
U+1417 "ᐗ" Canadian Syllabics Wa is a grapheme used in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system, primarily for languages like Cree, Ojibwe, and Inuktitut, where it represents the syllable "wa." This character is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block in Unicode, encoded to preserve and support the scripts of Indigenous languages across Canada. Its design features a distinct angular shape with a vertical stem and a single dot to the left, reflecting the syllabic structure typical of this script. By including such characters, Unicode enables digital text representation and communication for these historically oral languages, aiding in their revitalization and use in modern technology.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1417 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Wa |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᐗ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᐗ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x90 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1417 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001417 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1417 |
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 |