★ U+147F: Technical Specifications for the Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Kwa (ᑿ)
The character Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Kwa (“ᑿ” U+147F) is a key syllabic element used in writing Cree languages, part of the extensive Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics script. This comprehensive resource provides developers, educators, and language enthusiasts at iloveunicode.com with the complete technical data, encoding conversions, and usage context for this culturally significant codepoint.
U+147F Syllabic Character Specifications
The symbol $\textbf{ᑿ}$ is formally categorized as an $\textit{Other Letter}$ ($\textbf{Lo}$) within the Unicode framework. It maintains a **Left To Right ($\textbf{L}$)** bidirectional class, indicating standard text flow, and has a $\underline{\text{Not Reordered}}$ combining class. This specific character, **Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Kwa**, was officially incorporated into the Unicode Standard in **version 3.0 (September, 1999)**. It resides in the **Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics** block of the **Basic Multilingual Plane**.
Main Character Properties
Bidirectional and Other Data Classifications
Encoding Conversions and Input Methods for U+147F (ᑿ)
Web and Programming Language Conversions
| HTML (decimal) |
ᑿ |
| HTML (hex) |
ᑿ |
| HTML (named) |
- |
| URL Escape Code |
%E1%91%BF |
| CSS |
0147F |
| JavaScript, JSON |
u147F |
| C, C++, Java |
u147F |
| Python |
u147F |
| Rust |
u{147F} |
| Ruby |
u147F |
Universal Text Format (UTF) Byte Representations (Hex)
| Encoding Standard |
Bytes (Hexadecimal) |
| UTF-8 (hex) |
0xE1 0x91 0xBF |
| UTF-16 (hex) |
0x147F |
| UTF-32 (hex) |
0x0000147F |
Manual Input Methods for “ᑿ”
- Windows ?: Hold Alt, then type 1 4 7 F. Release Alt.
- Mac ?: Hold Alt ⌥, then type 1 4 7 F. Release Alt.
Character Rendering Preview (ᑿ)
Character Visualization by Font Style:
- ᑿ Times, Times New Roman, serif
- ᑿ Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif
- ᑿ Courier, Courier New, monospace
Conclusion: Advancing Your Unicode Knowledge
For accurate implementation of indigenous language support, understanding the technical details of syllabic characters like $\textbf{U+147F}$ is crucial. The full specifications of **Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Kwa** are presented here to help developers achieve robust text encoding. Explore more character data at iloveunicode.com, your definitive resource for Unicode information.
