U+153C "ᔼ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Ywaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+153C "ᔼ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Ywaa is a letter used in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system, specifically representing the syllable "ywaa" in the West Cree dialect. It belongs to the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to support the diverse Indigenous languages of Canada. This character is formed by combining a basic syllabic shape with a dot diacritic to indicate a long vowel sound, and it is utilized in writing West Cree words where the "ywaa" syllable occurs. Its inclusion in Unicode enables digital text processing and preservation of the Cree language, facilitating communication and education in communities that use this script.
General Properties
Code Point
U+153C
Name
Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Ywaa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᔼ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᔼ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x94 0xBC
UTF-16 Encoding
0x153C
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000153C
C/C++/Java Escape
\u153c
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal