U+147C "ᑼ" Canadian Syllabics Kwoo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+147C "ᑼ" Canadian Syllabics Kwoo is a character from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, used in writing the Cree and other Indigenous languages of Canada to represent the syllable "kwoo," pronounced with a velar stop and a rounded vowel sound. This character belongs to a script developed in the 19th century by missionary James Evans, which utilizes geometric shapes and rotations to denote different vowel values. In the specific subblock for western Cree syllabics, the character is formed from the basic "k" series, with its orientation and diacritic marks signaling the "woo" vowel ending. As part of a living writing system, U+147C is encoded for digital text to support the preservation and modern use of these languages across various platforms and devices.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᑼ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᑼ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x91 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x147C |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000147C |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u147c |
Unicode Properties