U+1444 "ᑄ" Canadian Syllabics Pwa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1444 "ᑄ" Canadian Syllabics Pwa is a glyph used in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system, specifically representing the syllabic sound "pwa." This character is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, which was developed primarily for Indigenous languages in Canada, such as Cree and Inuktitut. Derived from the larger family of scripts created in the 19th century by missionary James Evans, the character "ᑄ" follows the structural pattern of syllabics, where a single symbol denotes a consonant-vowel combination, with
orientation and shape modifications indicating different vowels. In this case, the "P" sound is represented by a characteristic triangular or hooked form, and the final "wa" vowel is indicated by a specific orientation, differentiating it from other related syllables like "pa" or "pe."
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᑄ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᑄ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x91 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x1444 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00001444 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u1444 |
Unicode Properties