U+145A "ᑚ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Twi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+145A "ᑚ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Twi is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing the syllabic sound "twi" in the Western Cree dialect of the Algonquian language family. Its design consists of a geometric shape, typically a rotated or mirrored form of a basic syllabic character, which distinguishes the "twi" sound from other related syllables in the writing system. This character is part of a script developed in the 19th century by missionary James Evans for writing Cree and other Indigenous languages, and it plays a critical role in preserving and transmitting West-Cree linguistic heritage through written communication.
General Properties
Code Point
U+145A
Name
Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Twi
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᑚ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᑚ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x91 0x9A
UTF-16 Encoding
0x145A
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000145A
C/C++/Java Escape
\u145a
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal