ʎ Latin Small Letter Turned Y
U+028E
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ℹ️ About
The Latin Small Letter Turned Y (U+028E) is a specialized phonetic character used in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to denote a palatal lateral approximant. Visually, it is an inverted lowercase “y”. It is primarily utilized in linguistics to describe sounds similar to the “ll” in Spanish “pollo” (in some dialects) or the “gli” in Italian “figlio”.
⚠️ Note: Do not confuse with y (Standard Latin Y) or the Greek λ (Lambda).
⚡ Codes
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CSS
\028E
Python
\u028E
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