U+A7FD "ꟽ" Latin Epigraphic Letter Inverted M Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꟽ
U+A7FD "ꟽ" Latin Epigraphic Letter Inverted M is a specialized symbol used in ancient epigraphy, primarily for representing a variant form of the letter M found in Latin inscriptions from the Roman Republic era. This inverted M character appears in stone carvings and manuscripts where scribes sometimes reversed letters for stylistic, space saving, or phonetic reasons, and it is particularly associated with the writing of the letter M when it was rotated 180 degrees. Although rare in modern typography, the character is included in the Unicode standard to support the accurate digital representation of historical texts, allowing scholars to preserve the exact appearance of ancient inscriptions without resorting to generic substitutes.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A7FD |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Latin Epigraphic Letter Inverted M |
| Block | Latin Extended-D |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꟽ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꟽ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x9F 0xBD |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA7FD |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A7FD |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua7fd |