LATIN SMALL LETTER REVERSED OPEN E WITH HOOK·U+025D

ɝ

Character Information

Code Point
U+025D
HEX
025D
Unicode Plane
Basic Multilingual Plane
Category
Lowercase Letter

Character Representations

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EncodingHexBinary
UTF8
C9 9D
11001001 10011101
UTF16 (big Endian)
02 5D
00000010 01011101
UTF16 (little Endian)
5D 02
01011101 00000010
UTF32 (big Endian)
00 00 02 5D
00000000 00000000 00000010 01011101
UTF32 (little Endian)
5D 02 00 00
01011101 00000010 00000000 00000000
HTML Entity
ɝ
URI Encoded
%C9%9D

Description

The Unicode character U+025D, known as the "Latin Small Letter Reversed Open E With Hook," is a typographical representation used in digital text. This character is a variation of the standard lowercase letter 'e'. Typically, it is employed to display or transcribe certain phonetic and orthographic variations within specific linguistic contexts. The unique form of this character features an open-ended hook at the bottom left, making it visually distinct from its conventional counterpart. This Unicode character plays a crucial role in preserving and representing the authenticity of dialects, regional pronunciations, or particular writing systems that utilize this alternate letter form. In terms of cultural, linguistic, or technical context, U+025D is primarily found in texts pertaining to languages such as Portuguese, Galician, and other Romance languages where it may be used for phonetic representation or orthographic purposes. Its presence is an indication of the rich linguistic diversity and historical development within these languages. Overall, the Latin Small Letter Reversed Open E With Hook serves as a valuable typographical tool that enables accurate digital representation of specific phonetic and orthographic features in various languages.

How to type the ɝ symbol on Windows

Hold Alt and type 0605 on the numpad. Or use Character Map.

  1. Step 1: Determine the UTF-8 encoding bit layout

    The character ɝ has the Unicode code point U+025D. In UTF-8, it is encoded using 2 bytes because its codepoint is in the range of 0x0080 to 0x07ff.

    Therefore we know that the UTF-8 encoding will be done over 11 bits within the final 16 bits and that it will have the format: 110xxxxx 10xxxxxx
    Where the x are the payload bits.

    UTF-8 Encoding bit layout by codepoint range
    Codepoint RangeBytesBit patternPayload length
    U+0000 - U+007F10xxxxxxx7 bits
    U+0080 - U+07FF2110xxxxx 10xxxxxx11 bits
    U+0800 - U+FFFF31110xxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx16 bits
    U+10000 - U+10FFFF411110xxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx 10xxxxxx21 bits
  2. Step 2: Obtain the payload bits:

    Convert the hexadecimal code point U+025D to binary: 00000010 01011101. Those are the payload bits.

  3. Step 3: Fill in the bits to match the bit pattern:

    Obtain the final bytes by arranging the paylod bits to match the bit layout:
    11001001 10011101