U+15B6 "ᖶ" Canadian Syllabics Blackfoot Wo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᖶ
U+15B6 "ᖶ" Canadian Syllabics Blackfoot Wo is a glyph within the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing a syllable used in the Blackfoot language. This character denotes the sound "wo" and was added to the Unicode standard to support accurate digital representation and preservation of Indigenous languages in Canada, particularly for the Blackfoot people who historically inhabited regions of Alberta and Montana. Its inclusion allows for proper rendering of Blackfoot text in modern computing systems, aiding in language revitalization efforts and cultural documentation.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+15B6 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Blackfoot Wo |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᖶ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᖶ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x96 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x15B6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000015B6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u15b6 |
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 |