U+0271 "ɱ" Latin Small Letter M with Hook Unicode Character

U+0271 "ɱ" Latin Small Letter M with Hook is a phonetic symbol used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent the voiced labiodental nasal consonant, a sound produced by bringing the lower lip up to the upper teeth while vibrating the vocal cords, as in the English word "symphony." Its printed form resembles a standard lowercase 'm' but with a subtle, curved hook extending from the right side of the letter's stem, distinguishing it visually from its bilabial counterpart /m/. This character is essential for precise linguistic transcription and also appears in some African orthographies to denote a specific nasal sound in various languages.

General Properties

Code Point	U+0271
Version Added	1.1
Name	Latin Small Letter M with Hook
Unicode 1.0 Name	Latin Small Letter M Hook
Block	IPA Extensions
General Category	Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ɱ
HTML Hex Encoding	ɱ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xC9 0xB1
UTF-16 Encoding	0x0271
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00000271
C/C++/Java Escape	\u0271

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	"Ɱ" U+2C6E Latin Capital Letter M with Hook
Simple Titlecase Code Point	"Ɱ" U+2C6E Latin Capital Letter M with Hook
Uppercase Code Point	"Ɱ" U+2C6E Latin Capital Letter M with Hook
Titlecase Code Point	"Ɱ" U+2C6E Latin Capital Letter M with Hook
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
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	Lower