U+0253 "ɓ" Latin Small Letter B with Hook Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+0253 "ɓ" Latin Small Letter B with Hook is a distinct letter used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent a voiced bilabial implosive consonant, a sound produced by closing the lips and drawing air inward before releasing it. It is also employed in the orthographies of several African languages, such as Fula, Hausa, and some Bantu languages, typically to transcribe a similar implosive sound that contrasts with the regular voiced bilabial stop. The character is formed by adding a hook to the top right of the lowercase Latin letter b.
General Properties
Code Point
U+0253
Name
Latin Small Letter B with Hook
Unicode 1.0 Name
Latin Small Letter B Hook
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ɓ
HTML Hex Encoding
ɓ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xC9 0x93
UTF-16 Encoding
0x0253
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00000253
C/C++/Java Escape
\u0253
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Simple Uppercase Code Point
Simple Titlecase Code Point
Uppercase Code Point
Titlecase Code Point
Script Extensions
Latin