U+14FC "ᓼ" Canadian Syllabics Swo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᓼ
U+14FC "ᓼ" Canadian Syllabics Swo is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, used historically and ongoingly to write various Indigenous languages of Canada, such as Inuktitut and Cree. It represents a specific syllabic sound, typically a consonant-vowel combination like "swo" or "swô," depending on the orthographic conventions of the particular language. Its shape resembles a compact, angular form with a central vertical stroke and two short horizontal arms, characteristic of the syllabary's visual system. This character is essential for preserving and transmitting the phonetic nuances of these languages in both print and digital contexts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+14FC |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Swo |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᓼ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᓼ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x93 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x14FC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000014FC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u14fc |
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 |