U+1418 "ᐘ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Wa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1418 "ᐘ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Wa is a symbol from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing the syllable "wa" in the West-Cree dialect of the Cree language. It is part of a writing system developed in the 19th century for Indigenous languages in Canada, where each character typically denotes a consonant-vowel combination. This character features a distinctive geometric shape with an angled top and a central vertical line, reflecting the visually harmonious and systematic design of the syllabary. In digital text, it enables accurate representation and preservation of the West-Cree language, supporting cultural and linguistic continuity for speakers and communities.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1418 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Wa |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᐘ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᐘ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x90 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1418 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001418 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1418 |
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 |