U+1445 "ᑅ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Pwa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1445 "ᑅ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Pwa is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, a script used to write various Indigenous languages across Canada. This specific character represents the syllabic sound "pwa" in the West Cree dialect, which is one of several related writing systems based on the work of missionary James Evans in the 19th century. The glyph features a distinctive shape, consisting of a triangular form oriented to the left with a small additional mark, reflecting the phonetic structure of the Cree language. It is encoded for digital text to preserve and support the written traditions of First Nations communities, ensuring that their languages can be accurately represented in modern computing environments.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᑅ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᑅ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x91 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x1445 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00001445 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u1445 |
Unicode Properties