Ǝ Explained

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Ǝ ǝ (turned E or reversed E) is an additional letter of the Latin alphabet used in African languages using the Pan-Nigerian alphabet. The minuscule is based on a rotated e and the capital form majuscule Ǝ, based on a reversed (mirrored) majuscule E.

It is not to be confused with, the existential quantifier used in logic, or with (uppercase Ə), which is used as a phonetic symbol and as a letter in Latin-based orthographies, such as Azerbaijani and the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages.[1]

In MacOS with the U.S. Extended keyboard, the letters Ǝ ǝ are made with followed by E e respectively.

The letter has been used by American rapper Eminem in order to stylize his stage name.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Wells, J. C. . Sounds Interesting . 2014-09-25 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-107-07470-5 . 144 . en.