U+151F "ᔟ" Canadian Syllabics Shwoo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+151F "ᔟ" Canadian Syllabics Shwoo is a component of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing the syllabic sound "shwoo" used primarily in the Cree and Ojibwe languages. This character combines a consonant-like shape with a vowel indicator to form a single glyph, reflecting the writing system developed by James Evans in the 19th century for Indigenous languages in Canada. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text can accurately represent this specific syllabic unit, supporting the preservation and modern use of these historically rich writing systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+151F |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Shwoo |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᔟ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᔟ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x94 0x9F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x151F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000151F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u151f |
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 |