U+18C2 "ᣂ" Canadian Syllabics Shwoy Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+18C2 "ᣂ" Canadian Syllabics Shwoy is a glyph within the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Extended block, specifically representing a syllabic sound used in certain Algonquian languages for the phonetic value "shwoy" or similar glide combinations. This character is distinct as an extended form of the traditional Canadian syllabary, which was originally designed for Cree and Ojibwe languages, but additional characters like Shwoy were later added to support a wider range of dialects and phonetic distinctions. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates digital preservation and accurate written representation of Indigenous languages in Canada.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+18C2 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Shwoy |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᣂ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᣂ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xA3 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x18C2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000018C2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u18c2 |
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 |