Turned v

Turned v (majuscule: Ʌ, minuscule: ʌ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, based on a turned form of the letter V.

Ʌ
Ʌ ʌ
Upper and lower case turned V
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic and Logographic
Unicode codepointU+0245, U+028C
History
Development
  • Ʌ ʌ
Other
Writing directionLeft-to-Right

It is used in the orthographies of Dan, Ch’ol, Nankina, Northern Tepehuán, Temne, Oneida, and Wounaan and also some orthographies of Ibibio.[1]

Its lowercase is used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent an open-mid back unrounded vowel, the vowel in plus in many dialects of English.

Despite the similarity in appearance, the letter has no connection to the Greek Λ, Chinese/Japanese , Slavic languages alternative form of Л ''Ʌ'', or Korean .

In German and French handwriting, the numeral 1 often takes the form of a turned V, whereby the serif is extended down to the length of the main stroke.[2]

Character encoding

Character information
PreviewʌɅ
Unicode name LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED V LATIN CAPITAL LETTER TURNED V
Encodingsdecimalhexdechex
Unicode652U+028C581U+0245
UTF-8202 140CA 8C201 133C9 85
Numeric character referenceʌʌɅɅ
  • ʌ with diacritics: ʌ́ ʌ̀
  •  : Modifier letter small turned v is used in phonetic transcription[3]

See also

Similar symbols:

References

  1. Urua 2004
  2. "Misidentification of Alphanumeric Symbols in Both Handwritten and Computer-generated Information". ISMP Medication Safety Alert!. 2 July 2009. Archived from the original on 12 July 2009.
  3. Constable, Peter (2004-04-19). "L2/04-132 Proposal to add additional phonetic characters to the UCS" (PDF).

Bibliography

  • Urua, Eno-Abasi ; Moses Ekpenyong and Dafydd Gibbon. 2004. Uyo Ibibio Dictionary. Preprint draft. online copy
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