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Y with loop

Ỿ is a letter of the Latin alphabet. Its form is derived from the Latin letter Y with the addition of a loop. It is used by some Welsh medievalists to indicate the schwa sound of ⟨y⟩.

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Ỿ ỿ
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Writing systemLatin
TypeAlphabet
In UnicodeU+1EFE, U+1EFF


Ỿ (or ỿ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet. Its form is derived from the Latin letter Y (Y y) with the addition of a loop. It is used by some Welsh medievalists to indicate the schwa sound of ⟨y⟩.1

Character information
Preview Ỿ ỿ
Unicode name LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y WITH LOOP LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH LOOP
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 7934 U+1EFE 7935 U+1EFF
UTF-8 225 187 190 E1 BB BE 225 187 191 E1 BB BF
Numeric character reference Ỿ Ỿ ỿ ỿ
References

References

  1. Everson, Michael & al. "Proposal to add medievalist characters to the UCS". ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 Working Group Document N3027, 30 January 2006. Accessed 18 November 2019.
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