U+01AE "Ʈ" Latin Capital Letter T with Retroflex Hook Unicode Character

U+01AE "Ʈ" Latin Capital Letter T with Retroflex Hook is a specialized phonetic symbol used primarily in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and some linguistic orthographies to represent a voiceless retroflex plosive sound, produced with the tongue curled back against the hard palate rather than the alveolar ridge. In the IPA, its lowercase counterpart is “ʈ”, and this uppercase variant is often employed in language transcription systems where case distinctions are necessary, such as in extended Latin orthographies for certain African languages or scholarly phonetic notation. The retroflex hook attached to the base of the standard capital T visually indicates the retroflex articulation, distinguishing it from the plain alveolar “T”. This character is encoded in the Unicode block for Latin Extended-B, ensuring its consistent representation across digital text.