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
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