U+01B2 "Ʋ" Latin Capital Letter V with Hook Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+01B2 "Ʋ" Latin Capital Letter V with Hook is a distinct letter used in several African languages, including Ewe, Gen, and Kabiye, where it represents a voiced labiodental approximant sound, similar to a 'v' pronounced with the upper teeth on the lower lip. This character is part of the Latin Extended-B block and is visually formed by adding a small hook or tail at the top right of a standard capital V. Its lowercase counterpart is U+0289 "ʋ", and the letter plays a crucial role in accurately writing and preserving the phonetic diversity of the languages that employ it.
General Properties
Code Point
U+01B2
Name
Latin Capital Letter V with Hook
Unicode 1.0 Name
Latin Capital Letter Script V
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
Ʋ
HTML Hex Encoding
Ʋ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xC6 0xB2
UTF-16 Encoding
0x01B2
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000001B2
C/C++/Java Escape
\u01b2
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