U+022E "Ȯ" Latin Capital Letter O with Dot Above Unicode Character

U+022E "Ȯ" Latin Capital Letter O with Dot Above is a modified version of the standard Latin capital letter O, distinguished by a small dot positioned directly above the letter. This diacritical mark serves various linguistic purposes, most notably in certain orthographies for transcribing specific phonetic sounds or as a typographic variant for historical or scholarly texts. In some contexts, such as Lithuanian or early medieval manuscripts, the dot above a vowel can indicate a particular pronunciation, such as a lengthened or nasalized vowel, or may function as a distinct grapheme in languages like Cheyenne. The character belongs to the Latin Extended-B block of the Unicode standard, where it was encoded to support accurate digital representation of specialized writing systems and linguistic documentation.