U+AB68 "ꭨ" Latin Small Letter Turned R with Middle Tilde Unicode Character

U+AB68 "ꭨ" Latin Small Letter Turned R with Middle Tilde is a specialized glyph used primarily in phonetic transcription, particularly within the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for representing specific sounds in certain African languages. It is formed by taking a standard lowercase "r" that has been rotated 180 degrees (a turned r) and adding a tilde through its middle stroke. This diacritic indicates a nasalized or pharyngealized quality to the sound, depending on the linguistic context. The character belongs to the Latin Extended-E block of Unicode, which was introduced to support lesser-used phonetic symbols and orthographic needs for minority languages.