U+1D4F "ᵏ" Modifier Letter Small K Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᵏ
U+1D4F "ᵏ" Modifier Letter Small K is a superscript or raised version of the lowercase letter "k" used primarily in phonetic transcription, particularly within the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) extended system. This modifier letter indicates a secondary articulation, such as aspiration or a slight velar release, on a preceding consonant, and it can also appear in romanization systems to denote a similar fine phonetic detail. Its encoded name, "Modifier Letter Small K," places it in the Unicode block reserved for phonetic modifiers, distinguishing it from standard letters by its reduced size and elevated position to avoid confusion with the base character.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D4F |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Modifier Letter Small K |
| Block | Phonetic Extensions |
| General Category | Modifier Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Super |
| Decomposition Mapping | "k" U+006B Latin Small Letter K |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᵏ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᵏ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xB5 0x8F |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1D4F |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001D4F |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1d4f |
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 | "k" U+006B Latin Small Letter K |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "k" U+006B Latin Small Letter K |
| 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 |