D with hook and tail
| D with hook and tail | |
|---|---|
| ᶑ | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Type | alphabetic |
| Language of origin | International Phonetic Alphabet |
| Sound values | [ᶑ] |
| In Unicode | U+1d91 |
| History | |
| Development | |
ᶑ (d with hook and tail) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, used in phonetic transcription to represent a voiced retroflex implosive [ᶑ], though it is not explicitly part of the International Phonetic Alphabet.[1] It is formed from d with the addition of a hook to mark it as implosive, and a tail to mark it as retroflex. It is thus a fusion of ⟨ɗ ⟩ and ⟨ɖ ⟩.
Computer encoding
Look up ᶑ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
⟨ᶑ ⟩ was added to Unicode with version 4.1 in 2005.
| Preview | ᶑ | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode name | LATIN SMALL LETTER D WITH HOOK AND TAIL | |
| Encodings | decimal | hex |
| Unicode | 7569 | U+1D91 |
| UTF-8 | 225 182 145 | E1 B6 91 |
| Numeric character reference | ᶑ |
ᶑ |
There is no Unicode encoding for a capital form (, approx. ƉƊ). However, SIL fonts such as Gentium and Charis SIL have U+F20D in their private-use areas as the capital form of ⟨ᶑ ⟩. Alternatively, combining characters can also represent the uppercase ᶑ (like Ɗ̢). There is no evidence of usage.[2]
References
- ^ International Phonetic Association (1999). Handbook of the International Phonetic Association: A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. Cambridge University Press. pp. 166, 179. ISBN 0-52163751-1.
- ^ "SIL Corporate PUA characters that have not been added to Unicode". SIL Unicode Resources on GitHub. Retrieved 2025-06-26.