U+1465 "ᑥ" Canadian Syllabics Naskapi Twaa Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1465 "ᑥ" Canadian Syllabics Naskapi Twaa is a specific grapheme used within the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system, particularly for the Naskapi language spoken in Quebec and Labrador, Canada. This character represents the syllabic sound "twaa" and is part of a larger set of characters designed to phonetically encode the distinct sounds of Indigenous languages. Its design follows the geometric patterns typical of syllabics, with its form and orientation conveying the specific vowel and consonant combination it denotes. As a digital inclusion in Unicode, this character helps preserve and support the modern textual representation of Naskapi, enabling accurate communication, digital archiving, and linguistic study of this endangered Indigenous language.

General Properties

Code Point U+1465
Version Added 3.0
Name Canadian Syllabics Naskapi Twaa
Block Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᑥ
HTML Hex Encoding ᑥ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x91 0xA5
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1465
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001465
C/C++/Java Escape \u1465

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