U+18DC "ᣜ" Canadian Syllabics Eastern W Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᣜ
U+18DC "ᣜ" Canadian Syllabics Eastern W is a glyph used in the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing the sound associated with the letter "w" in Eastern dialects of the writing system. This character is part of a script developed in the 19th century to write various Indigenous languages of Canada, such as Cree and Ojibwe, and it specifically denotes the consonant "w" in syllabic finals or as a standalone character. Its presence in the Unicode standard ensures that digital text can accurately preserve and transmit this linguistic element, supporting the ongoing use and revitalization of these languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+18DC |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Eastern W |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᣜ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᣜ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xA3 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x18DC |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000018DC |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u18dc |
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 |