U+151D "ᔝ" Canadian Syllabics Shwo Unicode Character

U+151D "ᔝ" Canadian Syllabics Shwo is a grapheme from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, used primarily in writing the Cree language to represent the syllable "shwo." This character is part of a non-reform version of the syllabary, specifically derived from the Western Cree script, and it corresponds to a distinct sound that occurs in certain dialects. Resembling a mirrored or rotated variant of other syllabic symbols, its design reflects the geometric simplicity typical of the script, which was created in the 19th century to transcribe Indigenous languages across Canada.

General Properties

Code Point	U+151D
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics Shwo
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᔝ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᔝ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x94 0x9D
UTF-16 Encoding	0x151D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000151D
C/C++/Java Escape	\u151d

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