Ɩ is the Unicode character LATIN CAPITAL LETTER IOTA, code point U+0196 (decimal 406) in the Latin Extended-B block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write Ɩ, and in UTF-8 it is the 2 bytes C6 96.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+0196 |
| Decimal | 406 |
| UTF-8 bytes | C6 96 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 0196 |
| UTF-32 | 00000196 |
| HTML decimal | Ɩ |
| HTML hex | Ɩ |
| CSS | \196 |
| JavaScript | \u0196 |
| JSON | \u0196 |
| Python | \u0196 |
| Python by name | \N{LATIN CAPITAL LETTER IOTA} |
| Java, C# | \u0196 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{196} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u0196 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %C6%96 |
JavaScript and JSON strings store text as UTF-16, so this character is one code unit long. Python 3 strings count code points, so its length there is 1.
Properties
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER IOTA |
| Code point | U+0196 (decimal 406) |
| Block | Latin Extended-B (U+0180–U+024F) |
| General category | Lu: Uppercase letter |
| Script | Latin |
| Bidirectional class | L: Left-to-right |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Upper and lower case
- ɩ U+0269 Latin Small Letter Iota — Lowercase
Nearby in Latin Extended-B
- Ǝ U+018E Latin Capital Letter Reversed E
- Ə U+018F Latin Capital Letter Schwa
- Ɛ U+0190 Latin Capital Letter Open E
- Ƒ U+0191 Latin Capital Letter F With Hook
- ƒ U+0192 Latin Small Letter F With Hook
- Ɠ U+0193 Latin Capital Letter G With Hook
- Ɣ U+0194 Latin Capital Letter Gamma
- ƕ U+0195 Latin Small Letter Hv
- Ɨ U+0197 Latin Capital Letter I With Stroke
- Ƙ U+0198 Latin Capital Letter K With Hook
- ƙ U+0199 Latin Small Letter K With Hook
- ƚ U+019A Latin Small Letter L With Bar
- ƛ U+019B Latin Small Letter Lambda With Stroke
- Ɯ U+019C Latin Capital Letter Turned M
- Ɲ U+019D Latin Capital Letter N With Left Hook
- ƞ U+019E Latin Small Letter N With Long Right Leg
All 208 characters: Latin Extended-B.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for Ɩ?
- Use Ɩ (decimal) or Ɩ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+0196?
- C6 96 (hex), 2 bytes. In a URL it is %C6%96.
- How do I write U+0196 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u0196. Python: \u0196.
Source
Unicode Character Database 18.0.0 (Unicode License v3); HTML entity names from the WHATWG HTML Standard (CC BY 4.0). The encodings above are computed from the code point and checked against Python's encoders. How the character looks depends on your fonts.
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