U+14AE "ᒮ" Canadian Syllabics Mwi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+14AE "ᒮ" Canadian Syllabics Mwi is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, used in writing the Cree language to represent the syllable sound "mwi". This character is part of a series of syllabic signs that were adapted from the original script created by missionary James Evans in the 19th century to transcribe Indigenous languages. In digital contexts, it enables proper orthographic representation of Cree and related languages, supporting linguistic preservation and communication. Its design typically consists of a rounded or angular form characteristic of the Canadian syllabary system, with specific orientation or diacritical marks distinguishing it from similar syllables.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+14AE |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Mwi |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᒮ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᒮ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x92 0xAE |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x14AE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000014AE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u14ae |
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 |