U+1530 "ᔰ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Ywe Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1530 "ᔰ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Ywe is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, used primarily in the writing systems of Indigenous languages in Canada, particularly in the Western Cree dialect. This character represents a specific syllabic sound, combining a consonant-like "y" with a vowel-like "we", and it is part of a larger script developed by missionary James Evans in the 19th century to facilitate literacy in Cree and related languages. Its inclusion in Unicode preserves linguistic heritage and supports digital communication for communities that rely on these symbols.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1530 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Ywe |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᔰ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᔰ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x94 0xB0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1530 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001530 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1530 |
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 |