U+1530 "ᔰ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Ywe Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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