What ǝ means
It is a letter in the Pan-Nigerian alphabet. That expanded Latin alphabet is used for Nigerian languages. The names turned e and reversed e describe the lowercase form’s shape.
Technical in language-focused text; unusual in casual chat.
Use the language’s spelling rules to read it; don’t guess from its shape.
Don't confuse it with
2Questions people ask
1Why does ǝ show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
How to type ǝ
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 01DD, then Alt+X to get ǝ.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “latin small letter turned e”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 01dd, then Enter or Space.
HTML
ǝCSS
\01DDmacOS U.S. Extended
To type turned e on Mac, enable U.S. Extended, then press Option+Shift+: followed by lowercase e (as of 2026).
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ǝ
HTML hex
ǝ
CSS content
content: "\01DD";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%C7%9D
1
On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
2
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.