U+1414 "ᐔ" Canadian Syllabics Woo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1414 "ᐔ" Canadian Syllabics Woo is a grapheme within the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, used to represent a specific syllable in several Indigenous languages of Canada, most notably in Cree, Ojibwe, and Inuktitut. Visually, it consists of a simple wedge or chevron shape pointing downward, often transcribed phonetically as the sound "woo." This character is part of a larger syllabary system developed in the 19th century, which organizes characters by rotating and modifying basic shapes to indicate different vowel sounds. In digital environments, "ᐔ" allows for accurate written representation of Aboriginal languages, supporting linguistic preservation and communication across communities that use these writing systems.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1414
Name
Canadian Syllabics Woo
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᐔ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᐔ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x90 0x94
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1414
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001414
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1414
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal