U+1D63 "ᵣ" Latin Subscript Small Letter R Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1D63 "ᵣ" Latin Subscript Small Letter R is a typographical glyph used primarily in phonetic transcription, particularly within the International Phonetic Alphabet, to denote a variety of r-like sounds or to indicate a reduced or subscript r in linguistic notation. It is part of the Phonetic Extensions block in Unicode, designed to support precise representation of speech sounds in academic and technical texts. This subscript form is often employed in contexts such as syllabic r, rhotic vowels, or as a diacritic element in certain language orthographies, providing a compact way to denote specific articulatory features. Its consistent encoding ensures compatibility across digital platforms for linguists, language learners, and researchers working with specialized phonetic data.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D63
Version Added 4.0
Name Latin Subscript Small Letter R
Block Phonetic Extensions
General Category Modifier Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right
Decomposition Type Sub
Decomposition Mapping "r" U+0072 Latin Small Letter R

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᵣ
HTML Hex Encoding ᵣ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0xB5 0xA3
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1D63
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001D63
C/C++/Java Escape \u1d63

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 "r" U+0072 Latin Small Letter R
NFKC Simple Casefold "r" U+0072 Latin Small Letter R
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