U+14DD "" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Lwe Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Canadian Aboriginal Source: Browser Default

U+14DD "" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Lwe is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllabic character used in the Western Cree writing system to denote the sound "lwe". This script was developed in the 19th century primarily by missionary James Evans to transcribe the Cree languages, and it functions as a distinct syllabic unit rather than a sequence of individual letters. The character is encoded for digital text to preserve and support the linguistic heritage of the Cree people, particularly in contexts like language revitalization and typographic design.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ᓝ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᓝ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x93 0x9D
UTF-16 Encoding
0x14DD
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000014DD
C/C++/Java Escape
\u14dd