U+14DF "ᓟ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Lwi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+14DF "ᓟ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Lwi is a symbol from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllable used primarily in the Western Cree language, often referred to as Plains Cree. This character combines the consonant sound "l" with the vowel "wi" to form a single written unit, reflecting the syllabic writing system developed for Indigenous languages in Canada. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that the character can be digitally represented and preserved, supporting the documentation and revitalization of Cree literacy and cultural heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+14DF |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Lwi |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᓟ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᓟ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x93 0x9F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x14DF |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000014DF |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u14df |
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 |