U+1D08 "ᴈ" Latin Small Letter Turned Open E Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᴈ
U+1D08 "ᴈ" Latin Small Letter Turned Open E is a typographic variant of the Latin alphabet used primarily in phonetic transcription, particularly within the International Phonetic Alphabet and Uralic Phonetic Alphabet, where it represents a close-mid central rounded vowel sound, similar to the vowel in the English word "put." Its design is a rotated version of the lowercase open e, creating a distinct symbol that helps linguists denote subtle sound distinctions. This character is not commonly found in standard written languages but serves a specialized role in academic and linguistic contexts for precise notation of speech sounds.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D08 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Latin Small Letter Turned Open E |
| Block | Phonetic Extensions |
| General Category | Lowercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᴈ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᴈ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xB4 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1D08 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001D08 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1d08 |