U+149E "ᒞ" Canadian Syllabics Cwaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+149E "ᒞ" Canadian Syllabics Cwaa is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllabic sound used primarily in the Cree language, where it denotes the syllable "cwaa" with a long vowel. This glyph belongs to a script developed for Indigenous languages in Canada, particularly adapted for writing Cree dialects and sometimes Inuktitut. Its design features a characteristic rotated or mirrored form based on the basic syllabic shape for "cwa," with the addition of a small dot or mark indicating vowel length. The character is encoded in Unicode to support digital representation and preservation of these languages, enabling accurate text processing and cultural documentation in modern computing environments.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᒞ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᒞ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x92 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x149E |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000149E |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u149e |
Unicode Properties