U+0268 "ɨ" Latin Small Letter I with Stroke Unicode Character

U+0268 "ɨ" Latin Small Letter I with Stroke is a phonetic symbol used primarily in the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent the close central unrounded vowel, a sound produced with the tongue positioned high and central in the mouth without rounding the lips. This character, derived from a standard lowercase letter 'i' with a horizontal stroke through its center, appears in the Latin Extended-B block and is often employed in the orthographies of various languages, such as those found in some African and indigenous American tongues, to denote a distinct vowel sound not captured by the ordinary Latin alphabet.