What 𐞤 means
It marks a light ɷ-like sound attached to nearby phonetic material. In phonetic transcription, 𐞤 is the superscript form of ɷ, an older IPA symbol for a vowel made with the tongue raised toward the back of the mouth and the lips rounded. It can mark a weak or fleeting vowel, or an echo of that sound; read it as a modifier, not a full vowel.
Superscripts record a secondary or incomplete sound without giving it full-vowel status. The full-size ɷ was replaced by ʊ in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) at the 1989 Kiel Convention. The superscript continued in some English dialect transcription for offglides (movement out of a vowel), diphthong parts (two vowel sounds within one syllable), and excrescent vowels (extra vowel-like sounds).
Examples appear in Penhallurick’s map-based atlas of English dialects (1987) and Anderson’s study of English varieties spoken in Wales (1991). Those publications show the superscript in use by then; they do not mark its beginning.
Why does 𐞤 show as a box?
A missing-glyph box usually means your font lacks 𐞤. Unicode text can be correct while an app shows a square, question-mark box, or blank space. Check that the font used by the app supports this character.
Specialist phonetic notation, especially in historical or dialect transcription; it is not a full-size vowel.
Use ʊ for the modern standalone vowel; 𐞤 is a modifier.
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Who writes 𐞤
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What it means when someone sends it to you
3 readingsA glide from a long [o] toward a ɷ-like sound.
Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Can I use ʊ instead of 𐞤?
Usually no. ʊ is the full vowel symbol, while 𐞤 marks a secondary or reduced sound. Follow the notation used by the transcription you are reading.
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How to type or find 𐞤
- Also called
- closed omega · modifier closed omega · superscript closed omega
- Search it as
- superscript omega · modifier omega · old IPA · phonetic omega · IPA ɷ · superscript ɷ · ɷ modifier
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𐞤\107A4𐞤.\u{107A4} in a JavaScript string.\U000107A4 in a Python string, or include 𐞤 in a UTF-8 source file.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.