U+1DF1E "𝼞" Latin Small Letter S with Curl Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1DF1E "𝼞" Latin Small Letter S with Curl is a specialized phonetic symbol primarily used in linguistics and historical language documentation to represent a specific sibilant sound, often characterized by a curled or retroflex articulation. It belongs to the Latin Extended-G block, which was added to the Unicode standard to support scholarly notations for endangered or ancient languages, such as those in the Sinological or Altaic families, where precise transcription of distinct s-like consonants is necessary for accurate phonemic analysis. The curl attached to the standard Latin lowercase "s" indicates a modification in place or manner of articulation, distinguishing it from plain "s" and other sibilant variants in phonetic transcription systems like the International Phonetic Alphabet or its extensions.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𝼞 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𝼞 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x9D 0xBC 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD837 0xDF1E |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001DF1E |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud837\udf1e |
Unicode Properties