U+01B3 "Ƴ" Latin Capital Letter Y with Hook Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

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Source: Noto Sans Source: Browser Default

U+01B3 "Ƴ" Latin Capital Letter Y with Hook is a modified version of the standard Latin capital Y, distinguished by a small hook attached to the lower right side of its descending stroke. This character is primarily used in the orthographies of several African languages, such as the Hausa language in Nigeria and Niger, where it represents a voiced velar or glottal stop sound, though its phonetic value can vary between languages. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures proper digital representation and text processing for these writing systems, supporting accurate preservation and communication of linguistic data.

General Properties

Code Point
U+01B3
Name
Latin Capital Letter Y with Hook
Unicode 1.0 Name
Latin Capital Letter Y Hook

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
Ƴ
HTML Hex Encoding
Ƴ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xC6 0xB3
UTF-16 Encoding
0x01B3
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000001B3
C/C++/Java Escape
\u01b3