U+158A "ᖊ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Re Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+158A "ᖊ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Re is a glyph belonging to the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, used to represent the syllable "re" in the Western Cree writing system, specifically within the West-Cree orthography. This character is part of a larger script developed in the 19th century by missionary James Evans for Indigenous languages across Canada, where it serves as a phonetic unit in the Inuktitut and Cree syllabaries. In its specific context, "ᖊ" enables the accurate transcription of the retroflex or voiced rhotic sound combined with a vowel, supporting the preservation and written communication of the Western Cree language.
General Properties
Code Point
U+158A
Name
Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Re
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᖊ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᖊ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x96 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding
0x158A
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000158A
C/C++/Java Escape
\u158a
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal