U+1079E "𐞞" Modifier Letter Small Lezh Unicode Character

U+1079E "𐞞" Modifier Letter Small Lezh is a diacritical mark used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to indicate a more retracted or “backed” articulation of the base consonant, specifically representing a small version of the lezh letter, which itself symbolizes a voiced palatal lateral fricative. This modifier is part of the Latin Extended-F block, added in Unicode version 14.0 in 2021, and it is employed primarily in phonetic transcription to show subtle variations in speech sounds, often in the context of dialectology or linguistic fieldwork. Its small size distinguishes it from the full letter, allowing it to attach to another character to modify its phonetic value without altering the main symbol’s shape.