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variants of capital Ɽ
variants of capital Ɽ

, ɽ is a letter of the Latin alphabet, derived from R with the addition of a tail. Its capital form may be based on either the uppercase or lowercase R. IPA=ɽ

Unicode

The lowercase (ɽ) was added to Unicode since Unicode 1.0 while the uppercase (Ɽ) has only been added since Unicode 5.0.

Its codepoints are U+2C64[1] and U+027D,[2] respectively.

Usage

⟨ɽ⟩ is used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent a retroflex flap.

Ɽ is also used in the alphabets of several Sudanese languages, including Heiban, Koalib, Moro and Otoro. It is placed after R in alphabetical order.

References

  1. ^ "Unicode Character "Ɽ" (U+2C64) on Compart AG]".
  2. ^ "Unicode Character "ɽ" (U+027D) on Compart AG]".