U+1D72 "ᵲ" Latin Small Letter R with Middle Tilde Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+1D72 "ᵲ" Latin Small Letter R with Middle Tilde is a specialized phonetic symbol used primarily in linguistics and medieval studies to denote a specific sound or modification of the standard letter "r". This character features a small tilde placed horizontally across the middle of the lowercase letter r, which historically indicates a nasalized or velarized pronunciation in certain transcription systems, particularly within the International Phonetic Alphabet extensions or in the notation of Old Norse and other Germanic languages. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard under the Phonetic Extensions block allows for precise digital representation and searchability in scholarly texts where this distinct articulation must be recorded without ambiguity.

General Properties

Code Point U+1D72
Version Added 4.1
Name Latin Small Letter R with Middle Tilde
Block Phonetic Extensions
General Category Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ᵲ
HTML Hex Encoding ᵲ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xE1 0xB5 0xB2
UTF-16 Encoding 0x1D72
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00001D72
C/C++/Java Escape \u1d72

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Lowercase Yes
Cased Yes
Script Latin
Script Extensions Latin
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break Lower