U+2C78 "ⱸ" Latin Small Letter E with Notch Unicode Character

U+2C78 "ⱸ" Latin Small Letter E with Notch is a specialized typographic symbol used primarily in phonetic transcription, particularly within the context of the Uralic Phonetic Alphabet (UPA) to represent a specific vowel sound. Its defining visual feature is a small notch or indentation cut into the letterform’s right side, which distinguishes it from a standard Latin E and indicates a precise, narrow pronunciation value. While rare in everyday text, this character serves a crucial role in linguistic documentation and language preservation, allowing scholars to accurately transcribe the distinct phonemes found in Uralic languages such as Finnish, Estonian, or Sami.