U+1678 "ᙸ" Canadian Syllabics Woods-Cree Thwi Unicode Character

U+1678 "ᙸ" Canadian Syllabics Woods-Cree Thwi is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllabic sound used in the Woods Cree dialect of the Cree language. This character encodes the consonant-vowel combination "thwi," where the central form indicates the consonant "th" and the orientation or placement denotes the vowel "wi." It is part of a larger writing system developed by Christian missionaries in the 19th century to transcribe Indigenous languages, and it remains in use for modern linguistic documentation and cultural preservation. The character supports the accurate representation of Woods Cree phonology, distinguishing it from other Cree dialects through its unique syllabic structure.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1678
Version Added	5.2
Name	Canadian Syllabics Woods-Cree Thwi
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᙸ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᙸ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x99 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0x1678
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00001678
C/C++/Java Escape	\u1678

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