U+1501 "ᔁ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Swa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1501 "ᔁ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Swa is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllabic sound in the Western Cree language. This character denotes the syllable "swa," used primarily in Cree orthography to transcribe a consonant-vowel combination common in the language's phonological system. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitize Indigenous writing systems, enabling accurate electronic text representation for speakers, scholars, and language revitalization efforts in communities like those in Alberta and Saskatchewan.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1501
Name
Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Swa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᔁ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᔁ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x94 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1501
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001501
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1501
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal