U+167A "ᙺ" Canadian Syllabics Woods-Cree Thwo Unicode Character

U+167A "ᙺ" Canadian Syllabics Woods-Cree Thwo is a letter from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically used to represent the sound "thwo" in the Woods Cree dialect. This character is part of a writing system developed in the 19th century for Indigenous languages in Canada, and it belongs to the set of syllabic symbols designed to reflect the phonetic structure of Cree. The symbol itself features a distinct shape with a central vertical line and a looped or angular form, distinguishing it from other syllabics in the Woods Cree orthography. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital representation and preservation of the language for speakers and researchers.

General Properties

Code Point	U+167A
Version Added	5.2
Name	Canadian Syllabics Woods-Cree Thwo
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᙺ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᙺ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x99 0xBA
UTF-16 Encoding	0x167A
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0000167A
C/C++/Java Escape	\u167a

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