U+02B9 "ʹ" Modifier Letter Prime Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+02B9 "ʹ" Modifier Letter Prime is a small, raised symbol used primarily in linguistic transcriptions to represent a primary stress or a palatalization modification on a preceding consonant, often appearing in dictionaries and phonetic notation systems such as the International Phonetic Alphabet. It is distinct from the similar-looking punctuation marks like the apostrophe or the prime symbol, as it is specifically classified as a modifier letter with a standardized spacing and typographic behavior for precise text encoding.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+02B9 |
| Version Added | 1.1 |
| Name | Modifier Letter Prime |
| Block | Spacing Modifier Letters |
| General Category | Modifier Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Other Neutral |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ʹ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ʹ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xCA 0xB9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x02B9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000002B9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u02b9 |