U+147E "ᑾ" Canadian Syllabics Kwa Unicode Character

U+147E "ᑾ" Canadian Syllabics Kwa is a single glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing the syllable "kwa" in various Indigenous writing systems such as Cree and Inuktitut. Its structure combines a central vertical stem with a distinctive leftward hook or loop at the top, which distinguishes it from other k-series characters like "ke" or "ko." This character appears in standard syllabic orthographies and is used in contemporary texts and digital communications for languages that employ the Canadian Aboriginal syllabary, playing an essential role in preserving and transmitting Indigenous language heritage.

General Properties

Code Point	U+147E
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics Kwa
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᑾ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᑾ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x91 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding	0x147E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000147E
C/C++/Java Escape	\u147e

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