U+1463 "ᑣ" Canadian Syllabics Twaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᑣ
U+1463 "ᑣ" Canadian Syllabics Twaa is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing the syllable "twaa" in languages such as Cree, Inuktitut, and Ojibwe. Its distinctive shape, resembling a rightward-pointing wedge with a central vertical stroke, encodes a specific phonetic value used in Indigenous writing systems across Canada. This character is part of a larger syllabary developed in the 19th century by missionary James Evans to transcribe the languages of First Nations and Inuit communities. In digital communication, it ensures the accurate representation and preservation of these languages, supporting cultural identity and linguistic diversity.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1463 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Twaa |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᑣ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᑣ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x91 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1463 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001463 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1463 |
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 |