U+1DF03 "𝼃" Latin Small Letter Reversed K Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝼃
U+1DF03 "𝼃" Latin Small Letter Reversed K is a rarely used glyph designed for specialized phonetic transcription, primarily within Uralicist notation systems. It represents a distinct speech sound that differs from the standard Latin letter K by mirroring its shape, a graphical marker often indicating a reversed or retroflex articulation in phonetic alphabets. This character was added to the Unicode Standard in a relatively recent update, reflecting the need to digitally encode and preserve historical and dialectal writing systems that require precise linguistic documentation. Its inclusion allows linguists and scholars to accurately represent specific phonetic phenomena that cannot be captured by more common Latin letters.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1DF03 |
| Version Added | 14.0 |
| Name | Latin Small Letter Reversed K |
| Block | Latin Extended-G |
| General Category | Lowercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𝼃 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𝼃 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9D 0xBC 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD837 0xDF03 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001DF03 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud837\udf03 |