U+1D09 "ᴉ" Latin Small Letter Turned I Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᴉ
U+1D09 "ᴉ" Latin Small Letter Turned I is a typographic variant of the standard lowercase letter i that has been rotated 180 degrees, differentiating it from the regular i by its inverted shape. It is primarily used in phonetic transcription systems, particularly within the International Phonetic Alphabet, where it represents a near-close central unrounded vowel sound, though it is not a core IPA symbol. This character also appears in certain orthographies and linguistic notations for specialized purposes, such as indicating a reversed or back vowel quality in historical or dialectal studies.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D09 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Latin Small Letter Turned I |
| Block | Phonetic Extensions |
| General Category | Lowercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᴉ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᴉ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xB4 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1D09 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001D09 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1d09 |