U+AB4A "ꭊ" Latin Small Letter Double R with Crossed-Tail Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+AB4A "ꭊ" Latin Small Letter Double R with Crossed-Tail is a specialized typographic symbol used primarily in phonetic transcription, particularly within the context of the Teuthonista dialectal transcription system for German and other European languages, where it represents a specific voiced retroflex or uvular trill sound. This character combines two "r" shapes with a distinctive crossed tail descending below the baseline, distinguishing it from standard double-r letters and enabling precise notation in linguistic documentation. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars can digitally represent and exchange these fine phonetic distinctions without relying on custom fonts.
General Properties
Code Point
U+AB4A
Name
Latin Small Letter Double R with Crossed-Tail
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ꭊ
HTML Hex Encoding
ꭊ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEA 0xAD 0x8A
UTF-16 Encoding
0xAB4A
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000AB4A
C/C++/Java Escape
\uab4a
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Latin