U+167B "ᙻ" Canadian Syllabics Woods-Cree Thwoo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+167B "ᙻ" Canadian Syllabics Woods-Cree Thwoo is a distinct syllabic glyph used in the Woods Cree writing system, part of the unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block. This character represents a specific consonant vowel combination, likely corresponding to a sound similar to "thwoo" based on its naming convention, and is employed in the transliteration and written preservation of the Woods Cree language, an Algonquian language spoken in parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The syllabic system, developed by missionary James Evans in the 19th century, adapts a set of geometric shapes to represent the syllables of Cree and other Indigenous languages, with this particular character serving as a specialized variant within the broader orthographic tradition.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᙻ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᙻ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x99 0xBB |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x167B |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000167B |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u167b |
Unicode Properties