U+1DAF "ᶯ" Modifier Letter Small N with Retroflex Hook Unicode Character

U+1DAF "ᶯ" Modifier Letter Small N with Retroflex Hook is a diacritical mark used primarily in phonetic transcription, particularly within the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and related notation systems, to represent a retroflex nasal sound. Its glyph combines a small lowercase "n" with a retroflex hook attached to the bottom right, indicating that the tongue is curled back toward the palate during articulation. This character is typically employed as a modifier to denote a nasal release or a nasalized segment with retroflexion, often appearing in transcriptions of languages such as Hindi, Swedish, or other speech varieties that feature retroflex consonants.