What ɗ means
In the IPA, ɗ marks a voiced dental/alveolar implosive.
The tongue closes at the teeth or gum ridge as the larynx lowers and the vocal folds vibrate, pulling air inward. Hausa uses it beside ordinary d.
Why did Hausa choose hooked letters?
Hausa's hooked spelling was approved in 1938.
Earlier Hausa spellings marked b, d and k sounds with dots below, then above around 1912. A 1938 notice approved hooked ɓ, ɗ and ƙ.
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ƊLatin Capital Letter D With Hook
dLatin Small Letter D
ȡLatin Small Letter D With Curl
ᶑLatin Small Letter D With Hook And Tail
𐞌Modifier Letter Small D With Hook
𞤍Adlam Capital Letter Dha
ɕLatin Small Letter C With Curl
ɖLatin Small Letter D With Tail
ɘLatin Small Letter Reversed E
ALatin Capital Letter A
BLatin Capital Letter B
CLatin Capital Letter C
DLatin Capital Letter D
ELatin Capital Letter EHow to type or find ɗ
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\0257Microsoft Word
Type
0257, then press Alt X. Unicode guidance checked 2026-10-08.Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
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HTML hex
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CSS content
content: "\0257";
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URL encoded
%C9%97
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