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modifier letter small m

Modifier letter small m

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The raised m ᵐ marks a very brief m-like sound in Uralic phonetic transcription. It belongs to a family of systems for recording speech, where the source's notation key determines its exact reading.

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What ᵐ means

It marks a very short m-like sound in Uralic transcription.

The Uralic Phonetic Alphabet (UPA), also known as Finno-Ugric transcription (FUT), is a family of systems for recording Uralic languages. Its raised letters can mark very short sounds; the notation also captures sound patterns and word histories.

The family has a documented starting point in Eemil Nestor Setälä's work from 1901. The Unicode proposal for UPA cites sample transcriptions by Setälä and Mikko Szilasi from that same year. UPA/FUT systems can differ, so follow the key named by the source.

How do I type ᵐ?

On the documented Windows layout, use AltGr M.

As of 2026, a documented Windows keyboard layout for UPA, also labeled SUT, assigns ᵐ to AltGr M. Hold AltGr and press M when that layout is active.

ᵐ is a separate character with a phonetic role. A superscript m made with rich-text styling is ordinary m displayed higher; it does not carry ᵐ's phonetic meaning.

In phonetic text, ᵐ signals a specific transcription convention, not small type.

A raised m in ordinary text is not automatically this phonetic character.

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Who writes ᵐ

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Don't confuse it with

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m
Latin Small Letter M
The ordinary baseline m is a different character and has no UPA shortness meaning by itself.

Questions people ask

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Is ᵐ an IPA symbol?

Not as a standard IPA letter. ᵐ is chiefly associated with UPA, though it appears in some phonetic transcription practice; follow the key used by your source.

Can I use ᵐ as a superscript?

Only when your notation assigns it this phonetic role. For an exponent, footnote, or ordinary small text, use rich-text superscript styling; ᵐ is a separate character, not a formatting control.

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How to type or find ᵐ

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UPA · FUT · raised m · superscript m · phonetic transcription
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Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 1D50, then AltX to get ᵐ.
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 m”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 1d50, then Enter or Space.
HTML
ᵐ
CSS
\1D50
Windows UPA/SUT layout
As of 2026, hold AltGr and press M on the documented Windows UPA/SUT layout.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ᵐ
HTML hex
ᵐ
CSS content
content: "\1D50";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E1%B5%90
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On screen
1
Code points
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JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes

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

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