U+15D7 "ᗗ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Hwo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+15D7 "ᗗ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Hwo is a typographic symbol used in the Carrier or Dakelh writing system, part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block. It represents a specific syllabic sound, typically pronounced as "hwo" or a similar voiced glottal combination, and forms a distinct unit in the orthography developed for the Carrier language spoken in parts of British Columbia, Canada. This character is encoded to support the accurate digital representation and preservation of Indigenous languages, contributing to cultural heritage and communication in modern text systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+15D7 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Carrier Hwo |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᗗ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᗗ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x97 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x15D7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000015D7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u15d7 |
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 |