U+14E6 "ᓦ" Canadian Syllabics Lwa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+14E6 "ᓦ" Canadian Syllabics Lwa is a part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllabic unit used in the writing systems of several Indigenous languages in Canada, such as Inuktitut and Cree. It denotes the sound "lwa," combining a consonant and a vowel, and is written with a distinctive left-slanting stroke extending from a central vertical line. This character is employed in texts, educational materials, and digital communications to preserve and facilitate the written form of these languages, contributing to the cultural and linguistic heritage of the First Nations and Inuit peoples.
General Properties
Code Point
U+14E6
Name
Canadian Syllabics Lwa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᓦ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᓦ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x93 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding
0x14E6
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000014E6
C/C++/Java Escape
\u14e6
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal