U+1DF06 "𝼆" Latin Small Letter Turned Y with Belt Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1DF06 "𝼆" Latin Small Letter Turned Y with Belt is a relatively newly encoded phonetic symbol, added in the Unicode version 14.0 release in September 2021, and it is used in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) extension for certain linguistic transcription needs. This character represents a voiced epiglottal trill, a rare speech sound produced by vibrating the aryepiglottic folds in the larynx, and its design combines a turned lowercase y with a horizontal bar or belt through the middle of its stem to indicate its specialized phonetic function. As part of the Latin Extended G block, it serves to accurately transcribe sounds found in some endangered languages, such as those from the Caucasus region, helping linguists and phoneticians document and study these complex vocalizations without relying on less precise descriptive notation.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𝼆 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𝼆 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9D 0xBC 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD837 0xDF06 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001DF06 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud837\udf06 |
Unicode Properties