U+1DF09 "𝼉" Latin Small Letter T with Hook and Retroflex Hook Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝼉
U+1DF09 "𝼉" Latin Small Letter T with Hook and Retroflex Hook is a specialized phonetic symbol used in the International Phonetic Alphabet and linguistic transcription to represent a voiceless retroflex plosive, wherein the main "t" letter combines a palatal hook with a retroflex hook to indicate articulation involving both the tongue tip curled back and contact on the hard palate. This character is part of the Latin Extended G block and serves to distinguish nuanced voiceless sounds in the study of diverse languages, including those with contrasting retroflex and palatal consonants. Its design merges two diacritical hooks to provide precise representation for field linguists and phonologists documenting rare or intricate speech sounds.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1DF09 |
| Version Added | 14.0 |
| Name | Latin Small Letter T with Hook and Retroflex Hook |
| Block | Latin Extended-G |
| General Category | Lowercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𝼉 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𝼉 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9D 0xBC 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD837 0xDF09 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001DF09 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud837\udf09 |