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Letter of the Latin alphabet
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Ɔ
Ɔ ɔ
Upper and lower case Open O
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic andLogographic
Sound values
In UnicodeU+0186, U+0254
Other
Writing directionLeft-to-Right
This article containsphonetic transcriptions in theInternational Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, seeHelp:IPA. For the distinction between[ ],/ / and ⟨ ⟩, seeIPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

Open o orturned c (majuscule:Ɔ,minuscule:ɔ) is a letter of the extendedLatin alphabet. In theInternational Phonetic Alphabet, it represents theopen-mid back rounded vowel. It is used in the orthographies of manyAfrican languages using theAfrican reference alphabet.

TheYucatec Maya language used Ɔ to transcribe thealveolar ejective affricate[t͡sʼ] consonant in the orthography of the Colonial period. Nowdz ortsʼ is preferred.[1]

Unicode

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Character information
PreviewƆɔ
Unicode nameLATIN CAPITAL LETTER OPEN OLATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O
Encodingsdecimalhexdechex
Unicode390U+0186596U+0254
UTF-8198 134C6 86201 148C9 94
Numeric character referenceƆƆɔɔ

On themacOS US Extended keyboard,ɔ andƆ can be typed with⌥ Option+: followed byc orC.[citation needed]

Related characters

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Descendants and related characters in the Latin alphabet

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  • Ɔ withdiacritics: ɔ́ ɔ̀ ɔ̃ᶗ[2]
  • Uralic Phonetic Alphabet-specific symbols related to Ɔ:[3]
    • U+1D10 ᴐLATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL OPEN O
    • U+1D12 ᴒLATIN SMALL LETTER SIDEWAYS OPEN O
    • U+1D53 ᵓMODIFIER LETTER SMALL OPEN O

Similar looking letters

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The first of these Claudian letters is theantisigma.

Open o looks like a reversed letter 'C'.Claudiusintroduced a Ɔ (theantisigma) with the intention of replacingbs andps.

Definition from Aasen (1873),Norsk ordbog med dansk forklaring, showing the Danish explanatory symbol “ɔ:”.

TheScandinavian explanatory symbol (forklaringstegnet) can be typeset using the open o followed by a colon, thus:ɔ:. It is used to mean "namely", "id est", "scilicet" or similar.[4]

This letter is often used to refer to theCopyleft official sign, which looks like an open o with a circle around it.

See also

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References

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  1. ^Mathews, Peter."Who's who in the Classic Maya world:Orthography used in the Who's Who".Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc. Los Angeles County Museum of Art. RetrievedJune 19, 2024.
  2. ^Constable, Peter (2004-04-19)."L2/04-132 Proposal to add additional phonetic characters to the UCS"(PDF).
  3. ^Everson, Michael; et al. (2002-03-20)."L2/02-141: Uralic Phonetic Alphabet characters for the UCS"(PDF).
  4. ^"Forklaringstegnet: en savnet del av det typografiske repertoar?".Typografi i Norge (in Norwegian). 2006-08-02 [last updated 2010-09-29].Archived from the original on 2020-11-05.


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