U+1DB9 "ᶹ" Modifier Letter Small V with Hook Unicode Character

U+1DB9 "ᶹ" Modifier Letter Small V with Hook is a phonetic symbol used primarily in the International Phonetic Alphabet and related transcription systems to represent a voiced labiodental approximant with a slight hook, indicating a modification such as a lowered or retracted articulation. This character, derived from a small 'v' with an added hook, is employed in linguistic notation to capture subtle distinctions in speech sounds, particularly in the study of Chinese languages and other tone or register languages, where it helps denote a voiced approximant that is not fully a fricative. It is part of the Unicode block for phonetic extensions and is used by linguists and phoneticians to ensure precise documentation of spoken language.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1DB9
Version Added	4.1
Name	Modifier Letter Small V with Hook
Block	Phonetic Extensions Supplement
General Category	Modifier Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Super
Decomposition Mapping	"ʋ" U+028B Latin Small Letter V with Hook

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᶹ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᶹ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0xB6 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding	0x1DB9
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00001DB9
C/C++/Java Escape	\u1db9

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	"ʋ" U+028B Latin Small Letter V with Hook
NFKC Simple Casefold	"ʋ" U+028B Latin Small Letter V with Hook
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