U+147A "ᑺ" Canadian Syllabics Kwo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᑺ
U+147A "ᑺ" Canadian Syllabics Kwo is a character from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically used to represent the syllable "kwo" in the Inuktitut writing system. This character is part of a larger script devised by missionary James Evans in the 19th century for Indigenous languages in Canada, though it has been adapted for various dialects. The glyph itself is composed of a central triangular shape with a small connecting stem, which distinguishes it from related syllabic forms. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and accessibility for writing and studying Inuktitut and other Canadian Aboriginal languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+147A |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Kwo |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᑺ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᑺ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x91 0xBA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x147A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000147A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u147a |
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 |