U+18CE "ᣎ" Canadian Syllabics Rwee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+18CE "ᣎ" Canadian Syllabics Rwee is a part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllabic sound used in the writing systems of certain Indigenous Canadian languages. This character denotes the phoneme "rwee," combining a consonant-like initial sound with a vowel element, and is distinguished by its unique glyph which features a central vertical stroke with curved hooks or tails. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and support for linguistic documentation, revitalization efforts, and written communication in communities that utilize this script, such as those speaking dialects of Cree or Ojibwe.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+18CE |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Rwee |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᣎ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᣎ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xA3 0x8E |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x18CE |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000018CE |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u18ce |
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 |