ʕ is the Unicode character LATIN LETTER PHARYNGEAL VOICED FRICATIVE, code point U+0295 (decimal 661) in the IPA Extensions block, added in Unicode 1.1. In HTML write ʕ, and in UTF-8 it is the 2 bytes CA 95.
Codes
| Where | How to write it |
|---|---|
| Code point | U+0295 |
| Decimal | 661 |
| UTF-8 bytes | CA 95 |
| UTF-16 (big-endian) | 0295 |
| UTF-32 | 00000295 |
| HTML decimal | ʕ |
| HTML hex | ʕ |
| CSS | \295 |
| JavaScript | \u0295 |
| JSON | \u0295 |
| Python | \u0295 |
| Python by name | \N{LATIN LETTER PHARYNGEAL VOICED FRICATIVE} |
| Java, C# | \u0295 |
| Rust, Swift | \u{295} |
| Go, C, C++ | \u0295 |
| URL (percent-encoded) | %CA%95 |
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 LETTER PHARYNGEAL VOICED FRICATIVE |
| Code point | U+0295 (decimal 661) |
| Block | IPA Extensions (U+0250–U+02AF) |
| General category | Lo: Other 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
- ʍ U+028D Latin Small Letter Turned W
- ʎ U+028E Latin Small Letter Turned Y
- ʏ U+028F Latin Letter Small Capital Y
- ʐ U+0290 Latin Small Letter Z With Retroflex Hook
- ʑ U+0291 Latin Small Letter Z With Curl
- ʒ U+0292 Latin Small Letter Ezh
- ʓ U+0293 Latin Small Letter Ezh With Curl
- ʔ U+0294 Latin Letter Glottal Stop
- ʖ U+0296 Latin Letter Inverted Glottal Stop
- ʗ U+0297 Latin Letter Stretched C
- ʘ U+0298 Latin Letter Bilabial Click
- ʙ U+0299 Latin Letter Small Capital B
- ʚ U+029A Latin Small Letter Closed Open E
- ʛ U+029B Latin Letter Small Capital G With Hook
- ʜ U+029C Latin Letter Small Capital H
- ʝ U+029D Latin Small Letter J With Crossed-Tail
All 96 characters: IPA Extensions.
Official reference
Questions people ask
- What is the HTML code for ʕ?
- Use ʕ (decimal) or ʕ (hex).
- What is the UTF-8 encoding of U+0295?
- CA 95 (hex), 2 bytes. In a URL it is %CA%95.
- How do I write U+0295 in JavaScript or Python?
- JavaScript: \u0295. Python: \u0295.
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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