ɹ is the Unicode character LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED R, code point U+0279 (decimal 633) in the IPA Extensions block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ɹ, and in UTF-8 it is the 2 bytes C9 B9.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+0279 |
| Decimal | 633 |
| UTF-8 bytes | C9 B9 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 0279 |
| UTF-32 | 00000279 |
| HTML decimal | ɹ |
| HTML hex | ɹ |
| CSS | \279 |
| JavaScript | \u0279 |
| JSON | \u0279 |
| Python | \u0279 |
| Python by name | \N{LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED R} |
| Java, C# | \u0279 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{279} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u0279 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %C9%B9 |
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 SMALL LETTER TURNED R |
| Code point | U+0279 (decimal 633) |
| Block | IPA Extensions (U+0250–U+02AF) |
| General category | Ll: Lowercase letter |
| Script | Latin |
| Bidirectional class | L: Left-to-right |
| Mirrored in right-to-left text | No |
| First in Unicode version | 1.1 |
Nearby in IPA Extensions
- ɱ U+0271 Latin Small Letter M With Hook
- ɲ U+0272 Latin Small Letter N With Left Hook
- ɳ U+0273 Latin Small Letter N With Retroflex Hook
- ɴ U+0274 Latin Letter Small Capital N
- ɵ U+0275 Latin Small Letter Barred O
- ɶ U+0276 Latin Letter Small Capital Oe
- ɷ U+0277 Latin Small Letter Closed Omega
- ɸ U+0278 Latin Small Letter Phi
- ɺ U+027A Latin Small Letter Turned R With Long Leg
- ɻ U+027B Latin Small Letter Turned R With Hook
- ɼ U+027C Latin Small Letter R With Long Leg
- ɽ U+027D Latin Small Letter R With Tail
- ɾ U+027E Latin Small Letter R With Fishhook
- ɿ U+027F Latin Small Letter Reversed R With Fishhook
- ʀ U+0280 Latin Letter Small Capital R
- ʁ U+0281 Latin Letter Small Capital Inverted R
All 96 characters: IPA Extensions.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ɹ?
- Use ɹ (decimal) or ɹ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+0279?
- C9 B9 (hex), 2 bytes. In a URL it is %C9%B9.
- How do I write U+0279 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u0279. Python: \u0279.
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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