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modifier letter small turned r with hook

Turned R with Hook Modifier

ʵ is a raised phonetic r mark: it can show r-coloring (an r-like quality) or an r-like glide at the end of another sound. Its related full-size letter ɻ represents a voiced r-like sound made with the tongue tip curled back; ʵ modifies a sound rather than standing for that sound alone.

Text symbol

What ʵ means

ʵ is the modifier letter small turned r with hook. Unicode classifies it as a modifier letter and files it in the Spacing Modifier Letters block; this site shelves it under Accents & marks.

Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.

How it is encoded

ʵ is a single code point, U02B5. In HTML that is ʵ, and in CSS \02B5.

Part of the collection

IPA Phonetic Symbols

Who writes ʵ

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Questions people ask

Why does ʵ 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 ʵ

Search it as: ʵ · superscript r symbol · phonetic r modifier · r-coloring · ʵ vs ɻ
Shows up in: Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

Windows (Word)

⎇Alt+XType 02B5, then AltX to get ʵ.

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 turned r with hook”.

Linux

⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 02b5, then Enter or Space.

HTML

ʵ

CSS

\02B5

Codes and encoding1 code points

HTML decimal

HTML hex

CSS content

content: "\02B5";

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

URL encoded

%CA%B5

On screen

Code points

JS .length

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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