U+0249 "ɉ" Latin Small Letter J with Stroke Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ɉ

U+0249 "ɉ" Latin Small Letter J with Stroke is a typographic variant of the standard letter J, distinguished by a horizontal or diagonal stroke crossing through its form. This character is primarily used in phonetic transcription and certain orthographies, where the stroke serves to modify the sound or indicate a distinct phonological feature, such as a voiced palatal fricative or a similar consonantal sound. It is part of the Latin Extended-B block in Unicode, supporting the representation of specialized linguistic notations, particularly in the study of African and other world languages where precise phonetic distinctions are required. The stroke visually sets it apart from the plain letter j, ensuring clarity in written systems that rely on subtle character differentiation.

General Properties

Code Point U+0249
Version Added 5.0
Name Latin Small Letter J with Stroke
Block Latin Extended-B
General Category Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ɉ
HTML Hex Encoding ɉ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xC9 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0249
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000249
C/C++/Java Escape \u0249

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Lowercase Yes
Simple Uppercase Code Point "Ɉ" U+0248 Latin Capital Letter J with Stroke
Simple Titlecase Code Point "Ɉ" U+0248 Latin Capital Letter J with Stroke
Uppercase Code Point "Ɉ" U+0248 Latin Capital Letter J with Stroke
Titlecase Code Point "Ɉ" U+0248 Latin Capital Letter J with Stroke
Cased Yes
Changes When Casemapped Yes
Changes When Titlecased Yes
Changes When Uppercased Yes
Script Latin
Script Extensions Latin
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Soft Dotted Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break Lower