ÿ

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ÿ U 00FF, ÿ
LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH DIAERESIS
Composition:y [U 0079] ◌̈ [U 0308]
þ
[U 00FE]
Latin-1 Supplement Ā
[U 0100]

Dutch

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ÿ (upper case Ÿ)

  1. Used in old or handwritten texts as a ligature for ij: for example, lÿst = lijst (list).

French

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ÿ (upper case Ÿ)

  1. Found in a few French names as variant of ï, such as Pierre Louÿs and L'Haÿ-les-Roses, indicating that the ÿ forms a diphthong.

Welsh

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ÿ (upper case Ÿ)

  1. The letter Y, marked for one of its syllabic pronunciations, (/ɨ̞, ɨ̞/ or /iː, ɪ/), distinct from adjacent vowels.