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ᶻ

modifier letter small z

Modifier Letter Small Z

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ᶻ is a phonetic modifier: it marks a z-like detail attached to another sound. In the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), it can mark z-like friction when a consonant releases, z-like colouring, or a weak or inserted z; the named convention decides which. For repeated work, an IPA keyboard layout is practical.

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What ᶻ means

It modifies the sound beside it instead of standing alone.

In the IPA, ᶻ can mark friction as a stop consonant opens, a sound coloured by z, or a weak, fleeting, or inserted z. A stop briefly blocks airflow; an affricate begins with that block and releases into friction as one consonant. The named transcription system and surrounding notation decide which reading applies.

The Uralic Phonetic Alphabet (UPA) is a separate transcription system for languages in the Uralic family; its first publication was in 1901.

Is ᶻ a real character or just styled text?

It is its own phonetic character, not an ordinary z with styling.

Unicode encodes ᶻ as a distinct character. Raising or shrinking an ordinary z with rich-text formatting changes its appearance, but does not give it this modifier's phonetic role.

This is specialist phonetic notation, used when someone is recording speech sounds.

Don't use it as a generic superscript; the raised z has a phonetic job.

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2 readings

Marks z-like friction in the consonant's release.

Don't confuse it with

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z
Latin Small Letter Z
A full-size z is an ordinary letter; ᶻ is the phonetic modifier.
ᶽ
Modifier Letter Small Z With Curl
The curled z modifier is a separate character from ᶻ; its curl changes the phonetic sign, so the two are not interchangeable.

Combination ideas

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A stop released with z-like friction; some analyses treat the sequence as one affricate.

Questions people ask

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Can I use ᶻ for a footnote or math exponent?

No. It belongs to phonetic notation; use your editor's superscript formatting for ordinary notes or exponents.

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How to type or find ᶻ

Also called
superscript z · z modifier · IPA superscript z
Search it as
ᶻ · phonetic transcription z · UPA z · z-like release · epenthetic z
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 1DBB, then AltX to get ᶻ.
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 z”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 1dbb, then Enter or Space.
HTML
ᶻ
CSS
\1DBB
How to type ᶻ
For repeated work, use a keyboard layout made for phonetic transcription; check its key map for this character's keystroke.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ᶻ
HTML hex
ᶻ
CSS content
content: "\1DBB";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E1%B6%BB
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On screen
1
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.

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