U+1459 "ᑙ" Canadian Syllabics Twi Unicode Character

U+1459 "ᑙ" Canadian Syllabics Twi is a glyph within the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, employed historically for writing the Cree language, where it represents the consonant-vowel sound "twi" or "two." This specific syllabic, composed of a triangular shape with a dot, is part of a complex writing system developed in the 19th century by missionary James Evans to transcribe the sounds of indigenous languages. While less common in contemporary usage, it remains a vital component of cultural heritage for communities that use or revive the script, preserving a unique method of representing spoken language through an elegant, geometric syllabary.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1459
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics Twi
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᑙ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᑙ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x91 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding	0x1459
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00001459
C/C++/Java Escape	\u1459

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