U+AB47 "ꭇ" Latin Small Letter R Without Handle Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꭇ
U+AB47 "ꭇ" Latin Small Letter R Without Handle is a specialized glyph used primarily in the transcription of certain dialects and phonetic contexts, particularly within the field of historical linguistics or dialectology. Its design omits the typical curved handle or hook found in a standard lowercase "r," resulting in a simplified form that resembles a straight vertical stroke with a small loop or serif at the top. This character belongs to the Latin Extended-E block and is intended to represent a specific sound variant, likely a tap or flap, where the absence of the handle indicates a distinct phonetic quality not captured by the ordinary Latin letter r.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+AB47 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Latin Small Letter R Without Handle |
| Block | Latin Extended-E |
| General Category | Lowercase Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꭇ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꭇ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0xAD 0x87 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xAB47 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000AB47 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \uab47 |