U+0189 "Ɖ" Latin Capital Letter African D Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+0189 "Ɖ" Latin Capital Letter African D is a distinct letter used in several African languages, most notably in Gbe languages such as Fon and Ewe, where it represents a voiced alveolar implosive sound, similar to a retroflex d. Its uppercase form features a distinctive hook or tail attached to the lower left side of the capital D, while the corresponding lowercase character is U+0256 "ɖ" Latin Small Letter D with Tail. This character is an essential part of the African reference alphabet and the International Phonetic Alphabet, ensuring accurate phonetic transcription and written representation in these linguistic contexts.
General Properties
Code Point
U+0189
Name
Latin Capital Letter African D
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
Ɖ
HTML Hex Encoding
Ɖ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xC6 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0189
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000189
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0189
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Simple Lowercase Code Point
Lowercase Code Point
Simple Case Folding
Case Folding
NFKC Casefold
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Latin