U+1479 "ᑹ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Kwii Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

ᑹ
Source: Noto Sans Canadian Aboriginal Source: Browser Default

U+1479 "ᑹ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Kwii is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing a consonant sound in the Western Cree dialect. This character is used in Indigenous Canadian writing systems, particularly for the Cree language, where it corresponds to the syllable "kwii," combining a "k" sound with a "w" glide and a long "ii" vowel. It is part of a broader script that was developed by missionaries and adapted by various First Nations communities to write their languages, helping to preserve and transmit oral traditions into written form.

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Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ᑹ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᑹ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x91 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1479
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001479
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1479