U+153B "ᔻ" Canadian Syllabics Ywaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+153B "ᔻ" Canadian Syllabics Ywaa is part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, used primarily in the writing systems of several Indigenous languages in Canada, such as Cree, Inuktitut, and Ojibwe. This specific glyph represents the syllable "ywaa" in the standard Canadian Aboriginal syllabary, which was developed in the 19th century by missionary James Evans to facilitate literacy in these languages. The character's curved and angular forms reflect the geometric structure of the script, which combines consonant and vowel sounds into a single symbol, making it a distinctive component of Canada's linguistic heritage and a vital tool for preserving and transmitting Indigenous oral traditions in written form.
General Properties
Code Point
U+153B
Name
Canadian Syllabics Ywaa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᔻ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᔻ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x94 0xBB
UTF-16 Encoding
0x153B
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000153B
C/C++/Java Escape
\u153b
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal