U+1492 "ᒒ" Canadian Syllabics Cwe Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1492 "ᒒ" Canadian Syllabics Cwe is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, used primarily in writing certain Indigenous languages of Canada, such as Inuktitut or Cree, where it represents a specific syllabic sound, typically a consonant-vowel combination like "cwe" or "tchwe". This character is part of a writing system that was historically developed by missionary James Evans in the 19th century to transcribe the sounds of Ojibwe and Cree, and it continues to serve as a vital tool for preserving and documenting Indigenous languages in digital and printed text.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1492
Name
Canadian Syllabics Cwe
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᒒ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᒒ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x92 0x92
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1492
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001492
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1492
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal