U+1462 "ᑢ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Twa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1462 "ᑢ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Twa is a single grapheme used in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system, specifically representing the syllable "twa" in the Western Cree dialect of the Algonquian language family. Its form, which resembles a geometric triangle with an extended left arm, is part of a standardized script designed by missionaries in the 19th century to encode the phonetics of Indigenous languages. This character serves as a fundamental building block for writing words in Western Cree, supporting the preservation and daily use of the language in digital texts, educational materials, and cultural documentation.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1462
Name
Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Twa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᑢ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᑢ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x91 0xA2
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1462
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001462
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1462
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal