U+18CC "ᣌ" Canadian Syllabics Nwoo Unicode Character

U+18CC "ᣌ" Canadian Syllabics Nwoo is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllabic character used in writing the Ojibwe language. This character encodes the sound "nwoo" and is one of many syllabic symbols developed in the 19th century for Indigenous languages in Canada. It belongs to a subset of extended syllable finals and medial forms that allow for the representation of complex consonant clusters and vowel combinations in Ojibwe orthography. The inclusion of U+18CC in the Unicode Standard ensures that digital text processing and display systems can correctly handle this script, supporting the preservation and revitalization of Indigenous languages in modern technology.

General Properties

Code Point	U+18CC
Version Added	5.2
Name	Canadian Syllabics Nwoo
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Extended
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᣌ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᣌ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0xA3 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding	0x18CC
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000018CC
C/C++/Java Escape	\u18cc

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