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𐞋

modifier letter small d with tail

Modifier Letter Small D With Tail

𐞋 is the raised form of ɖ, the retroflex d in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Its tongue tip curls back while the vocal folds vibrate. In phonetic transcription (writing speech sounds), it can mark a brief stop beside a consonant, for example after a sound made through the nose.

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ipa · retroflex d · superscript d
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What 𐞋 means

It marks a brief retroflex stop beside another sound.

Full-size ɖ is a consonant; superscript 𐞋 marks onset or release.

It extends IPA modifier notation

IPA charts added ɖ among retroflex plosives in 1926; 𐞋 is its raised companion. A 2003 Unicode proposal sought more phonetic modifiers. An IPA-backed 2020 request cited raised stops near nasals in Nukunu, an Australian Indigenous language, and Acehnese, spoken in Indonesia; neither has retroflex sounds. The same 2020 request reports superscript loss in Zoom teaching; 𐞋 is its own character.

What it means when someone sends it to you

2 readings
𐞋 before a nasal
Brief voiced retroflex stop onset
𐞋 after a nasal
Brief voiced retroflex stop release

Don't confuse it with

4
𐞍
Modifier Letter Small D With Hook And Tail
shares “d”, “letter”, “modifier”, “small”, “tail”
𐞌
Modifier Letter Small D With Hook
shares “d”, “letter”, “modifier”, “small”
𐞨
Modifier Letter Small R With Tail
shares “letter”, “modifier”, “small”, “tail”
𐞀
Modifier Letter Small Capital Aa
shares “letter”, “modifier”, “small”

Questions people ask

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Why does 𐞋 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 𐞋

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 1078B, then Alt+X to get 𐞋.
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 small d with tail”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 1078b, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𐞋
CSS
\1078B
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𐞋
HTML hex
𐞋
CSS content
content: "\1078B";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%90%9E%8B
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
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

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