| Latin letter tone five | |
|---|---|
| Ƽ ƽ | |
 | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Type | alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Zhuang languages |
| Sound values | [ ˧˥ ] |
| In Unicode | U+01BC U+01BD |
| History | |
| Development | 5
|
| Time period | 1957–1986 |
| Other | |
Ƽ (minuscule: ƽ) was a letter of the Latin alphabet used in the Zhuang alphabet from 1957 to 1986 to indicate its fifth tone, high-rising [ ˧˥ ]. [1] In 1986 it was replaced by q.
It originates from an alteration of the numeral 5.
| Preview | Ƽ | ƽ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicode name | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER TONE FIVE | LATIN SMALL LETTER TONE FIVE | ||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 444 | U+01BC | 445 | U+01BD |
| UTF-8 | 198 188 | C6 BC | 198 189 | C6 BD |
| Numeric character reference | Ƽ | Ƽ | ƽ | ƽ |
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