U+151E "ᔞ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Shwo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+151E "ᔞ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Shwo is a distinctive glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing a syllable in the Western Cree (Nêhiyawêwin) writing system. This character encodes the sound "shwo," formed by combining the consonant "sh" with the vowel "o," and is used in written Cree to accurately represent the phonetics of the language. It is part of a broader set of syllabic characters developed by missionary James Evans in the 19th century to facilitate literacy among Indigenous communities in Canada, and its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and use in modern text processing, enabling speakers and linguists to properly write and share West-Cree content across electronic platforms.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᔞ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᔞ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x94 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x151E |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000151E |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u151e |
Unicode Properties