U+AB56 "" Latin Small Letter X with Low Right Ring Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

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U+AB56 "" Latin Small Letter X with Low Right Ring is a specialized typographic symbol used primarily in phonetic transcription, particularly within the framework of the International Phonetic Alphabet or its extensions. It represents a modified version of the letter x, distinguished by a small ring attached to the lower right of the character, which typically indicates a specific articulatory detail such as a pharyngealized or labialized pronunciation. This character belongs to the Latin Extended-E block of Unicode, which supports a variety of rare or historical alphabets and phonetic notations. Its inclusion in digital text allows linguists and language researchers to accurately represent and analyze subtle phonetic distinctions found in certain spoken languages.

General Properties

Code Point
U+AB56
Name
Latin Small Letter X with Low Right Ring

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ꭖ
HTML Hex Encoding
ꭖ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEA 0xAD 0x96
UTF-16 Encoding
0xAB56
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000AB56
C/C++/Java Escape
\uab56