U+1D31 "ᴱ" Modifier Letter Capital E Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1D31 "ᴱ" Modifier Letter Capital E is a small superscript version of a capital E used in phonetic transcription, particularly within the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and other linguistic notation systems. It modifies the sound of the preceding letter to indicate a mid front unrounded vowel with a specific quality, often representing a reduced or minor syllable in dictionaries and linguistic manuscripts. This character belongs to the Phonetic Extensions block of Unicode and is distinct from the lowercase modifier e, serving as a visual indicator of a full vowel quality in contexts like older orthographies or precise phonetic analysis. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent representation across digital platforms for scholarly work in phonetics and historical linguistics.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D31
Version Added 4.0
Name Modifier Letter Capital E
Block Phonetic Extensions
General Category Modifier Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Super
Decomposition Mapping "E" U+0045 Latin Capital Letter E

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᴱ
HTML Hex Encoding ᴱ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0xB4 0xB1
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1D31
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001D31
C/C++/Java Escape \u1d31

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Lowercase Yes
Other Lowercase Yes
Case Ignorable Yes
Cased Yes
Changes When NFKC Casefolded Yes
NFKC Casefold "e" U+0065 Latin Small Letter E
NFKC Simple Casefold "e" U+0065 Latin Small Letter E
Script Latin
Script Extensions Latin
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Diacritic Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break Lower