Ƥ Explained

Type:alphabet
Typedesc:ic
Language:Serer language
Letter:Ƥ ƥ
P with hook
Phonemes:pronounced as /link/
Script:Latin script
Unicode:U+01A4, U+01A5

The letter Ƥ (minuscule: ƥ), called P with hook, is a letter of the Latin alphabet based on the letter p. It is used in some alphabets of African languages such as Serer.[1]

The minuscule ƥ was formerly used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent a voiceless bilabial implosive (current IPA: pronounced as /[ɓ̥]/). It was withdrawn in 1993.

The minuscule variant resembles a lowercase thorn (þ).

Computer encoding

The majuscule and the minuscule are located at U+01A4 and U+01A5 in Unicode, respectively.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Unicode Character “Ƥ” (U+01A4). Compart . Compart AG . Oak Brook, IL. 2021 . 2024-02-29.