U+15D3 "ᗓ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Wee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+15D3 "ᗓ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Wee is a glyph within the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllabic sound used in the Carrier language, an indigenous language spoken primarily in central British Columbia, Canada. Its letter name "Wee" indicates that it denotes a syllable starting with the glide consonant "w" followed by a long "e" sound, analogous to the English word "we". This character is part of a larger writing system developed by missionaries in the 19th century to transcribe various First Nations languages, and it holds cultural and linguistic significance for the Carrier people as a tool for preserving and transmitting their oral traditions and identity.
General Properties
Code Point
U+15D3
Name
Canadian Syllabics Carrier Wee
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᗓ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᗓ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x97 0x93
UTF-16 Encoding
0x15D3
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000015D3
C/C++/Java Escape
\u15d3
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal