U+A7A7 "ꞧ" Latin Small Letter R with Oblique Stroke Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+A7A7 "ꞧ" Latin Small Letter R with Oblique Stroke is a specialized typographic variant of the letter R, primarily used in historical and phonetic contexts, such as in certain 19th-century and early 20th-century transcriptions of Native American languages or in Latin orthographies where a distinct R sound needed differentiation. Its oblique stroke, which cuts diagonally across the bowl and stem of the letter, serves as a diacritic to indicate a modified pronunciation, often a fricative or devoiced version of the standard alveolar trill or tap. While relatively rare in modern computing, this character is included in the Unicode Standard's Latin Extended-D block to support scholarly work, linguistics, and the accurate digital representation of historical texts and minority language scripts.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ꞧ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ꞧ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xEA 0x9E 0xA7 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xA7A7 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0000A7A7 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ua7a7 |
Unicode Properties