U+1D19 "ᴙ" Latin Letter Small Capital Reversed R Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1D19 "ᴙ" Latin Letter Small Capital Reversed R is a typographic symbol used primarily in phonetic transcription and historical linguistic notation to represent a voiced uvular trill, similar to the sound of a rolled r produced at the back of the mouth. It appears as a small capital R that has been flipped horizontally, giving it a distinctive mirrored appearance compared to the standard uppercase or lowercase R. This character is part of the Phonetic Extensions block in Unicode, reflecting its specialized use in linguistic research rather than in ordinary text. Its design allows linguists and phoneticians to denote a specific speech sound that is distinct from the alveolar trill represented by the regular "r", aiding in the precise documentation of languages with uvular or retracted rhotic sounds. Despite its niche application, the character ensures consistent representation across digital platforms for academic and scholarly works.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D19
Version Added 4.0
Name Latin Letter Small Capital Reversed R
Block Phonetic Extensions
General Category Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᴙ
HTML Hex Encoding ᴙ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0xB4 0x99
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1D19
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001D19
C/C++/Java Escape \u1d19

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
Cased 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