U+1D47 "ᵇ" Modifier Letter Small B Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1D47 "ᵇ" Modifier Letter Small B is a superscript or raised lowercase "b" glyph used primarily in phonetic transcription and linguistics, particularly within the International Phonetic Alphabet, to indicate a secondary articulation, such as a prenasalized consonant or a release feature. It also appears in some orthographies and specialized textual contexts as a modifier to show slight phonetic variation or a reduced form of the letter. Categorized under the "Spacing Modifier Letters" block, this character is not designed for standard spelling but rather to provide diacritic-like clarity to written sounds.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1D47
Name
Modifier Letter Small B
Decomposition Mapping
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᵇ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᵇ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0xB5 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1D47
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001D47
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1d47
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
NFKC Casefold
NFKC Simple Casefold
Script Extensions
Latin