U+1DF19 "𝼙" Latin Small Letter Dezh Digraph with Retroflex Hook Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𝼙
U+1DF19 "𝼙" Latin Small Letter Dezh Digraph with Retroflex Hook is a specialized phonetic symbol used to represent a retroflex voiced postalveolar affricate sound, combining the "d" and "zh" components with a retroflex hook to indicate articulation with the tongue curled back against the palate. It belongs to the Latin Extended-G block, which includes characters for phonetic transcription, particularly for endangered or underdocumented languages. This digraph is employed in linguistic fieldwork and documentation to accurately capture speech sounds that lack standard letters in the International Phonetic Alphabet, ensuring precise representation of subtle phonetic distinctions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1DF19 |
| Version Added | 14.0 |
| Name | Latin Small Letter Dezh Digraph 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 | 𝼙 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𝼙 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9D 0xBC 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD837 0xDF19 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001DF19 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud837\udf19 |