U+1E47 "ṇ" Latin Small Letter N with Dot Below Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1E47 "ṇ" Latin Small Letter N with Dot Below is a specialized letter used primarily in the transliteration of various languages, most notably in the romanization of Indic scripts such as Sanskrit, Hindi, and Tamil, where it represents a retroflex nasal consonant. This diacritical mark, a dot placed beneath the standard Latin 'n', modifies the pronunciation to indicate that the tongue curls back to the roof of the mouth, a sound distinct from the regular alveolar 'n'. It is also employed in the writing systems of some African languages and in academic notation for phonetic transcription. As a component of the Latin Extended Additional block, this character ensures accurate representation of specific sounds that are essential for linguistic studies and the digital preservation of diverse textual traditions.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ṇ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ṇ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0xB9 0x87 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x1E47 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00001E47 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u1e47 |
Unicode Properties