U+2092 "ₒ" Latin Subscript Small Letter O Unicode Character

U+2092 "ₒ" Latin Subscript Small Letter O is a typographic symbol that represents a small, lowered version of the letter "o", primarily used in phonetic transcription systems such as the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to denote a specific sound quality or as a diacritic in linguistic notation. Unlike a regular letter, it is designed to sit below the baseline, often functioning as a subscript modifier in scientific or mathematical contexts, though its usage is relatively rare and specialized. It belongs to the Unicode block "Superscripts and Subscripts" and is distinct from the standard Latin "o" in both appearance and application, aiding in precise textual representation when standard characters are insufficient.

General Properties

Code Point	U+2092
Version Added	4.1
Name	Latin Subscript Small Letter O
Block	Superscripts and Subscripts
General Category	Modifier Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right
Decomposition Type	Sub
Decomposition Mapping	"o" U+006F Latin Small Letter O

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ₒ
HTML Hex Encoding	ₒ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE2 0x82 0x92
UTF-16 Encoding	0x2092
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00002092
C/C++/Java Escape	\u2092

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Alphabetic
Lowercase	Yes
Other Lowercase	Yes
Case Ignorable	Yes
Cased	Yes
Changes When NFKC Casefolded	Yes
NFKC Casefold	"o" U+006F Latin Small Letter O
NFKC Simple Casefold	"o" U+006F Latin Small Letter O
Script	Latin
Script Extensions	Latin
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break	Lower