U+ABB9 "ꮹ" Cherokee Small Letter Wa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+ABB9 "ꮹ" Cherokee Small Letter Wa is a lowercase letter used in the modern written form of the Cherokee language, representing the syllable "wa" in the Cherokee syllabary, a writing system developed by Sequoyah in the early 19th century. This character is part of the Cherokee block within Unicode and corresponds to its uppercase counterpart, U+13B9 "Ꮉ" Cherokee Letter Wa, which is used to indicate proper nouns or the beginning of sentences. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that digital text can accurately represent the Cherokee language, supporting the preservation and revitalization of Cherokee literacy and cultural heritage in electronic communication.
General Properties
Code Point
U+ABB9
Name
Cherokee Small Letter Wa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ꮹ
HTML Hex Encoding
ꮹ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEA 0xAE 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding
0xABB9
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000ABB9
C/C++/Java Escape
\uabb9
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Simple Uppercase Code Point
Simple Titlecase Code Point
Uppercase Code Point
Titlecase Code Point
Simple Case Folding
Case Folding
NFKC Casefold
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Cherokee