U+1502 "ᔂ" Canadian Syllabics Swaa Unicode Character

U+1502 "ᔂ" Canadian Syllabics Swaa is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a syllabic unit used in writing the Ojibwe language, among others. This character specifically encodes the syllable "saw" or "sô," depending on the dialect, and is formed by combining the consonant sound for "s" with the vowel "a" or "aa." It is rendered visually as a distinct geometric symbol, reflecting the syllabary's design principles where orientation and rotation of basic shapes indicate different vowel sounds. The character's inclusion in Unicode supports the digital preservation and typing of Indigenous languages in Canada.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1502
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics Swaa
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᔂ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᔂ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x94 0x82
UTF-16 Encoding	0x1502
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00001502
C/C++/Java Escape	\u1502

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