“ա” U+0561: Armenian Small Letter Ayb

ա Armenian Small Letter Ayb

U+0561
ա

ℹ️ About

The Armenian Small Letter Ayb (ա) is the lowercase version of the first letter in the Armenian alphabet. It typically represents the open back unrounded vowel /ɑ/. Historically developed in the 5th century by Mesrop Mashtots, it serves as the foundation for the script’s numerical system (representing the number 1).

⚠️ Note: Do not confuse with Ա (U+0531, Uppercase Ayb) or the Cyrillic letter ш which may look similar in specific decorative fonts.

Codes

HTML ա
CSS \0561
Python \u0561

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