U+1503 "" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Swaa Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Canadian Aboriginal Source: Browser Default

U+1503 "" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Swaa is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllabic sound used in the Western Cree writing system. It is composed of a rotated or modified shape that indicates the consonant sound "s" combined with the vowel "waa," making it part of a larger set of characters designed to transcribe Cree languages. This character, like others in the syllabary, is utilized in written forms of Indigenous languages across Canada, particularly in regions where West-Cree is spoken, to preserve and promote linguistic heritage.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ᔃ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᔃ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x94 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1503
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001503
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1503