U+167F "ᙿ" Canadian Syllabics Blackfoot W Unicode Character
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U+167F "ᙿ" Canadian Syllabics Blackfoot W is a single glyph used in the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block to represent the sound "w" in the Blackfoot language. This character is part of a unique writing system developed for Indigenous languages in Canada, though it is specifically tied to the Blackfoot orthography. While the Blackfoot writing system traditionally uses a Latin based alphabet more often, ᙿ appears in older syllabic texts and modern digital renderings to preserve cultural heritage and facilitate accurate electronic communication of the language.
General Properties
Code Point
U+167F
Name
Canadian Syllabics Blackfoot W
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᙿ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᙿ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x99 0xBF
UTF-16 Encoding
0x167F
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000167F
C/C++/Java Escape
\u167f
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal