U+1DF05 "𝼅" Latin Small Letter Lezh with Retroflex Hook Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝼅
U+1DF05 "𝼅" Latin Small Letter Lezh with Retroflex Hook is a specialized phonetic symbol used primarily in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) extension for transcribing certain retroflex sounds. It represents a voiced retroflex lateral fricative or approximant, combining the shape of a lezh a ligature of "l" and "z" with a retroflex hook beneath to indicate articulation with the tongue curled back. This character is part of the Latin Extended-G block, which was added in Unicode version 15.0 to support scholarly and linguistic work on less common phonetic distinctions. Its usage is rare but significant for precise documentation of sounds in endangered or understudied languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1DF05 |
| Version Added | 14.0 |
| Name | Latin Small Letter Lezh with Retroflex Hook |
| Block | Latin Extended-G |
| General Category | Lowercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𝼅 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𝼅 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9D 0xBC 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD837 0xDF05 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001DF05 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud837\udf05 |