“ʏ” U+028F: Latin Letter Small Capital Y

ℹ️ About

The Latin Letter Small Capital Y (U+028F) is a specialized phonetic symbol used in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to represent the near-close near-front rounded vowel. In linguistic transcription, this character describes a sound produced similarly to the “u” in French “lune” but slightly more open and less tense. It is formally categorized under the IPA Extensions block as a lowercase letter for technical mapping, despite its small-caps aesthetic.

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