U+18CF "ᣏ" Canadian Syllabics Rwi Unicode Character

U+18CF "ᣏ" Canadian Syllabics Rwi is a character in the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllabic sound used in certain Indigenous languages of Canada, such as Ojibwe or Cree, where it denotes the syllable "rwi" or a similar phonetic value. This character is part of a writing system developed in the 19th century by missionaries to transcribe the sounds of these languages, and it is encoded in Unicode to support digital text and communication in these communities. Its design typically features a distinctive geometric shape, like other syllabic characters, and it helps preserve and promote the linguistic heritage of the region.

General Properties

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

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᣏ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᣏ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0xA3 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding	0x18CF
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000018CF
C/C++/Java Escape	\u18cf

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