U+1569 "" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Thwaa Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Canadian Aboriginal Source: Browser Default

U+1569 "" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Thwaa is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllable sound in the Western Cree language, pronounced as "thwaa" and used to transcribe the phonetic combination of an interdental consonant with a vowel. This character is part of a writing system developed in the 19th century, primarily by missionary James Evans, to facilitate literacy among Indigenous communities. It appears in historical and contemporary texts for Cree, including language revitalization materials, and its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and accessibility across modern platforms, supporting the linguistic heritage of Canadian Aboriginal languages.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ᕩ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᕩ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x95 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1569
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001569
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1569