U+1519 "ᔙ" Canadian Syllabics Shwi Unicode Character

U+1519 "ᔙ" Canadian Syllabics Shwi is a character used in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system, which was developed primarily for Indigenous languages of Canada such as Cree, Ojibwe, and Inuktitut. This specific symbol represents the syllable sound "shwi" (a combination of the consonant "sh" and the vowel "wi"), and it belongs to the Western Cree syllabary series where rotated forms of characters often indicate a different vowel, in this case creating the "wi" ending from a base "shé" form. Its encoded presence in Unicode ensures digital preservation and accessibility for the languages that rely on this script, supporting Indigenous language revitalization and communication.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1519
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics Shwi
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᔙ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᔙ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x94 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding	0x1519
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00001519
C/C++/Java Escape	\u1519

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