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modifier letter small script g

Modifier Letter Small Script G

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ᶢ is a phonetic superscript form of script g ɡ, but its exact job depends on the transcription convention. In a documented Igbo example, ᶢb represents one consonant made by closing the back of the mouth as for g and the lips as for b at once. It is a distinct character, not ordinary g made small by formatting.

Text symbol

What ᶢ means

Its exact job depends on the transcription convention. ᶢ is the raised form of ɡ, the open-tail g used in phonetic writing. Depending on the system, a superscript may mark a short onset, a release, or a secondary sound transition; the glyph alone does not choose among those readings.

Why is the g raised?

The raised shape marks a notation role, not decoration.

Superscript phonetic notation predates Unicode: a 1900 chart of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) includes the example ʃᶜ̧. In Americanist phonetic notation, a system used in some linguistic descriptions, linguist Edward Sapir used superscript consonants for a weakly pronounced or echoed consonant, or a consonant-like glide. These are system-specific conventions, not a universal definition of ᶢ.

Technical phonetic notation; read it using the transcription system’s key.

Without that key, the raised g does not tell you a single sound.

Who writes ᶢ

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Don't confuse it with

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ᵍ
Modifier Letter Small G
ᶢ vs ᵍ: ᵍ is the modifier based on ordinary Latin g; ᶢ is a distinct phonetic modifier.
g
Latin Small Letter G
Formatting ordinary g as superscript changes the look, not the character; it cannot produce the dedicated phonetic modifier ᶢ.

Combination ideas

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Igbo ᶢb notation: one consonant made by closing the back of the mouth as for g and the lips as for b at once.

Questions people ask

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Why does ᶢ 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 or find ᶢ

Search it as
ᶢ · ᵍ · ɡ · IPA superscript g · phonetic g · modifier g · script g · Igbo gb
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 1DA2, then AltX to get ᶢ.
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 script g”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 1da2, then Enter or Space.
HTML
ᶢ
CSS
\1DA2
How to type ᶢ
Search a Unicode-aware character picker for “modifier letter small script g”; phonetic letters like this are rarely on standard keyboards.
HTML character reference
Use ᶢ or ᶢ in HTML source to insert the character.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ᶢ
HTML hex
ᶢ
CSS content
content: "\1DA2";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E1%B6%A2
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On screen
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Code points
1
JS .length
3
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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