U+150E "ᔎ" Canadian Syllabics Naskapi Skwa Unicode Character

U+150E "ᔎ" Canadian Syllabics Naskapi Skwa is a character in the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically used to write the Naskapi language, an Indigenous language spoken in Quebec and Labrador, Canada. This syllabic represents the consonant sound "skw" and is typically pronounced with a central vowel, reflecting the phonetic structure of the Naskapi dialect. It is part of a larger writing system developed in the 19th century for Indigenous languages in Canada, and its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and accessibility for modern communication and cultural documentation.

General Properties

Code Point	U+150E
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics Naskapi Skwa
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᔎ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᔎ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x94 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding	0x150E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000150E
C/C++/Java Escape	\u150e

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