U+1D3E "ᴾ" Modifier Letter Capital P Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1D3E "ᴾ" Modifier Letter Capital P is a typographic symbol belonging to the modifier letters block, used primarily in phonetic transcription to denote a secondary articulation, such as labialization or aspiration, associated with the sound represented by the capital letter P. It functions as a diacritic-like mark that modifies the pronunciation of the preceding or following character, often appearing in linguistic notation systems like the Uralic Phonetic Alphabet or in certain fine-grained phonetic descriptions. Its design is a superscript uppercase P, maintaining a vertical alignment consistent with other modifier letters to fit seamlessly into text without disrupting line spacing. This character is distinct from a simple superscript P in that it has a specific Unicode definition for linguistic use, ensuring proper digital representation and processing in scholarly contexts.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D3E
Version Added 4.0
Name Modifier Letter Capital P
Block Phonetic Extensions
General Category Modifier Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Super
Decomposition Mapping "P" U+0050 Latin Capital Letter P

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᴾ
HTML Hex Encoding ᴾ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0xB4 0xBE
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1D3E
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001D3E
C/C++/Java Escape \u1d3e

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 "p" U+0070 Latin Small Letter P
NFKC Simple Casefold "p" U+0070 Latin Small Letter P
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