U+A7DB "" Latin Small Letter Lambda Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+A7DB "" Latin Small Letter Lambda is a typographic variant of the Greek lambda used in Latin script contexts, primarily for phonetic transcription or historical orthographies. It is a lowercase letter encoded in the Latin Extended-D block, designed to represent a specific sound or distinguish it from other lambda-like characters in linguistic or academic writing. This character is notably utilized in certain Latin-based alphabets for African languages or scholarly works, offering a distinct visual form that prevents confusion with the standard Greek lambda or similar symbols.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A7DB |
| Version Added | 16.0 |
| Name | Latin Small Letter Lambda |
| Block | Latin Extended-D |
| General Category | Lowercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꟛ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꟛ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x9F 0x9B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA7DB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A7DB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua7db |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Lowercase | Yes |
| Simple Uppercase Code Point | "" U+A7DA Latin Capital Letter Lambda |
| Simple Titlecase Code Point | "" U+A7DA Latin Capital Letter Lambda |
| Uppercase Code Point | "" U+A7DA Latin Capital Letter Lambda |
| Titlecase Code Point | "" U+A7DA Latin Capital Letter Lambda |
| Cased | Yes |
| Changes When Casemapped | Yes |
| Changes When Titlecased | Yes |
| Changes When Uppercased | Yes |
| 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 |