U+18C6 "ᣆ" Canadian Syllabics Nwi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+18C6 "ᣆ" Canadian Syllabics Nwi is a character in the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, which represents a specific syllabic sound in certain Indigenous languages of Canada, particularly those from the Algonquian language family. It is composed of the base form for the consonant "n", combined with a diacritic indicating the vowel "wi", distinguishing it from related syllabics like "ne" or "ni". This character is part of a writing system developed in the 1840s by missionary James Evans for Cree and later adapted for languages such as Ojibwe, Inuktitut, and Blackfoot. In digital text, its inclusion supports accurate transcription and preservation of these languages, allowing speakers and linguists to represent nuanced phonetic distinctions in written form.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᣆ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᣆ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0xA3 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x18C6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000018C6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u18c6 |
Unicode Properties