U+1D5A "ᵚ" Modifier Letter Small Turned M Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1D5A "ᵚ" Modifier Letter Small Turned M is a typographic symbol classified as a modifier letter, representing a smaller, rotated version of the uppercase M. It is used primarily in phonetic transcription systems, particularly within the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and in certain orthographies, to denote a specific sound quality or a modification of the preceding character, often indicating a velar or labialized articulation. The character belongs to the Phonetic Extensions block of Unicode and is distinct from the standard Latin letter M, serving as a diacritic-like mark rather than a standalone letter.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1D5A |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Modifier Letter Small Turned M |
| Block | Phonetic Extensions |
| General Category | Modifier Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
| Decomposition Type | Super |
| Decomposition Mapping | "ɯ" U+026F Latin Small Letter Turned M |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᵚ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᵚ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xB5 0x9A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1D5A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001D5A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1d5a |
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 | "ɯ" U+026F Latin Small Letter Turned M |
| NFKC Simple Casefold | "ɯ" U+026F Latin Small Letter Turned M |
| 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 |