ɑ Latin Small Letter Alpha
U+0251
ɑ
ℹ️ About
The Latin Small Letter Alpha (ɑ) is a specialized phonetic symbol used in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to denote an open back unrounded vowel. Unlike the standard ‘a’, this “script a” or “alpha” shape is critical for linguistic precision in phonetic transcription.
⚠️ Note: Do not confuse with a (Latin Small Letter A) or α (Greek Small Letter Alpha U+03B1).
⚡ Codes
HTML
ɑ
CSS
\0251
Python
\u0251
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