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modifier letter reversed glottal stop

Modifier Letter Reversed Glottal Stop

ˁ is a specialist phonetic modifier and a typographic alternate of ʿ. In Arabic transliteration (writing Arabic with another script’s letters), ʿ marks ع, the Arabic letter ʿayn. They are distinct characters, so follow the form specified by your transcription system.

Text symbol

What ˁ means

It is a raised modifier used in phonetic and transliteration notation. Unicode lists ˁ as a typographic alternate of ʿ. As a spacing form, it occupies its own place in the text instead of combining over a neighboring letter. Use the form specified by the Arabic transcription you are following.

Part of the collection

IPA Phonetic Symbols

Don't confuse it with

Latin Letter Pharyngeal Voiced Fricative

ʕ represents a voiced sound made by narrowing the throat; ˁ is a raised modifier.

Questions people ask

Can I use ˁ for Arabic ayn?

Only if your transcription system allows that variant; otherwise use the form it specifies.

How to type or find ˁ

Search it as: reversed glottal stop · Arabic ayn mark · Arabic transliteration
Shows up in: Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

Windows (Word)

⎇Alt+XType 02C1, then AltX to get ˁ.

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 “modifier letter reversed glottal stop”.

Linux

⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 02c1, then Enter or Space.

HTML

ˁ

CSS

\02C1

Codes and encoding1 code points

HTML decimal

HTML hex

CSS content

content: "\02C1";

Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.

URL encoded

%CB%81

On screen

Code points

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UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

Families this belongs to

Accents & marks659 symbols

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