The letter Ƥ (minuscule: ƥ), called P with hook, is a letter of the Latin alphabet based on the letter p. It is used in some alphabets of African languages such as Serer.[1]
| P with hook | |
|---|---|
| Ƥ ƥ | |
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| Usage | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Type | alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Serer language |
| Sound values | [ɓ̥] |
| In Unicode | U 01A4, U 01A5 |
| History | |
| Development |
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| Other | |
The minuscule ƥ was formerly used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent a voiceless bilabial implosive (current IPA: [ɓ̥]). It was withdrawn in 1993.
The minuscule variant resembles a lowercase thorn (þ).
Computer encoding
editThe majuscule and the minuscule are located at U 01A4 and U 01A5 in Unicode, respectively.
| Preview | Ƥ | ƥ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicode name | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P WITH HOOK | LATIN SMALL LETTER P WITH HOOK | ||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 420 | U 01A4 | 421 | U 01A5 |
| UTF-8 | 198 164 | C6 A4 | 198 165 | C6 A5 |
| Numeric character reference | Ƥ |
Ƥ |
ƥ |
ƥ |
References
edit- ^ "Unicode Character "Ƥ" (U 01A4)". Compart. Oak Brook, IL: Compart AG. 2021. Retrieved 2024-02-29.