U+028F "ʏ" Latin Letter Small Capital Y Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+028F "ʏ" Latin Letter Small Capital Y is a typographic symbol representing a small capital form of the letter Y, used primarily in the International Phonetic Alphabet to denote a near-close near-front rounded vowel, a sound that occurs in languages such as French and Swedish. It is distinct from the uppercase Y in size but retains its capital-like shape, and its inclusion in Unicode ensures consistent representation across digital platforms for linguistic transcription and phonetic notation.
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General Properties
Code Point
U+028F
Name
Latin Letter Small Capital Y
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ʏ
HTML Hex Encoding
ʏ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xCA 0x8F
UTF-16 Encoding
0x028F
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000028F
C/C++/Java Escape
\u028f
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Latin