U+149D "ᒝ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Cwa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+149D "ᒝ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Cwa is a glyph within the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, designed to represent a specific syllabic sound in the West Cree language. This character corresponds to the consonant cluster "cwa" (pronounced like the English "tswa" or similar affricate) as used in the Western Cree writing system, which is an abugida where each symbol denotes a syllable rather than an individual letter. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent digital representation and preservation of the Cree language, supporting literacy and communication for Cree-speaking communities across Canada.
General Properties
Code Point
U+149D
Name
Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Cwa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᒝ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᒝ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x92 0x9D
UTF-16 Encoding
0x149D
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000149D
C/C++/Java Escape
\u149d
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal