U+02DB "˛" Ogonek Unicode Character

U+02DB "˛" Ogonek is a diacritical mark that resembles a small hook or tail attached to the bottom right of a letter, most commonly used in the orthographies of Polish, Lithuanian, and several Native American languages to indicate nasalization or other vowel modifications. It derives its name from the Polish word for "little tail" and is distinct from the cedilla, which it superficially resembles, as the ogonek is typically larger and curves away from the letter rather than under it. In modern typography, this mark can combine with base characters like A, E, I, O, U, and Y to form letters such as Ą, Ę, Į, and Ų, serving to systematically alter vowel pronunciation in the written form of these languages.