U+18E3 "ᣣ" Canadian Syllabics Thwe Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+18E3 "ᣣ" Canadian Syllabics Thwe is a specific glyph within the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a distinct syllabic sound in certain Indigenous languages of Canada, particularly those of the Algonquian language family such as Cree and Ojibwe. This character corresponds to the syllabic unit "thwe" and is used in writing systems that transcribe the complex consonant and vowel combinations found in these languages. It is part of a standardized encoding that helps preserve and digitize the rich linguistic heritage of Canada's First Nations communities, enabling accurate representation in modern digital text and communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+18E3 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Thwe |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᣣ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᣣ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xA3 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x18E3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000018E3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u18e3 |
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 |