U+10798 "𐞘" Modifier Letter Small Dotless J with Stroke and Hook Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+10798 "𐞘" Modifier Letter Small Dotless J with Stroke and Hook is a specialized diacritic mark belonging to the Latin Extended G block, used primarily for phonetic transcription in certain African and Native American language orthographies. Its design combines a small, dotless form of the letter 'j' with a horizontal stroke through the ascender and a hook attached to the top right, indicating a specific modification of the base consonant's articulation, such as a voiced palatal plosive or fricative with additional secondary features. This character is part of a set of modifier letters that allow linguists to represent fine phonetic distinctions without relying on more complex combining diacritics, helping to preserve the precise sounds of endangered or underdocumented languages.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐞘 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐞘 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0x9E 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD801 0xDF98 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00010798 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud801\udf98 |
Unicode Properties