U+167F "" Canadian Syllabics Blackfoot W Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

Source: Noto Sans Canadian Aboriginal Source: Browser Default

U+167F "" 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.

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