U+A78D "Ɥ" Latin Capital Letter Turned H Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+A78D "Ɥ" Latin Capital Letter Turned H is a typographic variant that represents a rotated uppercase H, designed to function as the capital form for the lowercase turned h (ɥ) used primarily in the International Phonetic Alphabet to denote the voiced labial-palatal approximant sound. While the lowercase turned h is common in phonetic transcription, its uppercase counterpart was officially encoded in Unicode to support case pairs for orthographies in certain African languages, such as those used in the transcription of the Dan language from Liberia and Côte d'Ivoire, ensuring that text can be properly capitalized in sentences without losing phonetic consistency. This character appears graphically distinct, with its horizontal stroke from the standard H turned 180 degrees to face left, and it serves as a necessary addition for script and font developers who require accurate representation of these specific linguistic systems.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
Ɥ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
Ɥ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xEA 0x9E 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xA78D |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000A78D |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ua78d |
Unicode Properties