U+028B "ʋ" Latin Small Letter V with Hook Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+028B "ʋ" Latin Small Letter V with Hook is a typographic symbol used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent a labiodental approximant, a speech sound produced by bringing the lower lip close to the upper teeth without creating friction, as heard in the Dutch "w" or the Indian English pronunciation of "v". Its distinctive hook on the right side of the letter differentiates it from the standard Latin "v" and the similar "upsilon" shape, aiding phoneticians in precise transcription. This character also appears in some African orthographies to denote a bilabial implosive, demonstrating its versatility across linguistic systems.
General Properties
Code Point
U+028B
Name
Latin Small Letter V with Hook
Unicode 1.0 Name
Latin Small Letter Script V
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ʋ
HTML Hex Encoding
ʋ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xCA 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding
0x028B
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000028B
C/C++/Java Escape
\u028b
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Simple Uppercase Code Point
Simple Titlecase Code Point
Uppercase Code Point
Titlecase Code Point
Script Extensions
Latin