U+1494 "ᒔ" Canadian Syllabics Cwi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1494 "ᒔ" Canadian Syllabics Cwi is a character from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing the syllabic sound "cwi" used in certain Indigenous languages of Canada, such as Inuktitut and Cree. It forms part of a writing system developed in the 19th century to transcribe these languages, where each character often denotes a complete syllable. The symbol visually resembles a narrow, vertical line descending from a small crossbar, distinct from other syllabics in its specific phonetic value. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and accessibility for modern text processing, supporting the ongoing use of these languages in written communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1494 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Cwi |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᒔ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᒔ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x92 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1494 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001494 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1494 |
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 |