U+AB37 "ꬷ" Latin Small Letter L with Inverted Lazy S Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

U+AB37 "ꬷ" Latin Small Letter L with Inverted Lazy S is a specialized orthographic symbol used in certain phonetic or linguistic transcription systems, particularly within the context of medieval or dialectal studies. Its design combines a lowercase Latin L with an inverted lazy S shape attached to its right side, which likely represents a distinct speech sound, such as a lateral fricative or a modified l-sound not captured by standard Latin letters. This character belongs to the Latin Extended-E block, a range codified to support lesser-known historical or scholarly alphabets. Its use helps linguists and paleographers accurately record and analyze phonetic nuances found in older or regional languages without relying on ad hoc diacritics.

General Properties

Code Point U+AB37
Version Added 7.0
Name Latin Small Letter L with Inverted Lazy S
Block Latin Extended-E
General Category Lowercase Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding ꬷ
HTML Hex Encoding ꬷ
UTF-8 Encoding 0xEA 0xAC 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding 0xAB37
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0000AB37
C/C++/Java Escape \uab37

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
Cased 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