U+1537 "ᔷ" Canadian Syllabics Ywoo Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1537 "ᔷ" Canadian Syllabics Ywoo is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a sound in certain Indigenous Canadian languages such as Inuktitut and Cree, where it denotes a specific syllable typically pronounced as "ywoo" or similar phonetic values. This character, like others in the syllabary, was derived from the writing system invented by James Evans in the nineteenth century for Cree and later adapted for other languages, and it is used in modern digital text to support the orthography and cultural preservation of these communities. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that the character can be consistently encoded and displayed across electronic devices, aiding in the written communication and revitalization of these languages.

General Properties

Code Point U+1537
Version Added 3.0
Name Canadian Syllabics Ywoo
Block Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᔷ
HTML Hex Encoding ᔷ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0x94 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1537
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001537
C/C++/Java Escape \u1537

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