# ɔ U+0254 LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O

Open o, shaped like a backwards c, the IPA symbol for the open-mid back rounded vowel as in thought; used in African alphabets.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `ɔ` |
| Codepoint | U+0254 |
| Name | LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O |
| Block | [IPA Extensions](https://unicodekit.com/block/ipa-extensions) |
| Script | Latin |
| Category | Lowercase Letter (Ll) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `ɔ` `ɔ` |
| CSS | `\254` |
| JavaScript | `\u0254` |
| UTF-8 | C9 94 |
| UTF-16 | 0254 |

## Notes

- typographically a turned c
- lower-mid back rounded vowel
- in older Danish usage "ɔ:" stands for "that is"
- uppercase is 0186

## Related characters

- ɓ [U+0253 LATIN SMALL LETTER B WITH HOOK](https://unicodekit.com/char/0253)
- ɕ [U+0255 LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CURL](https://unicodekit.com/char/0255)
- ɒ [U+0252 LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED ALPHA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0252)
- ɖ [U+0256 LATIN SMALL LETTER D WITH TAIL](https://unicodekit.com/char/0256)
- ɑ [U+0251 LATIN SMALL LETTER ALPHA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0251)
- ɗ [U+0257 LATIN SMALL LETTER D WITH HOOK](https://unicodekit.com/char/0257)
- ɐ [U+0250 LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED A](https://unicodekit.com/char/0250)
- ɘ [U+0258 LATIN SMALL LETTER REVERSED E](https://unicodekit.com/char/0258)
- ə [U+0259 LATIN SMALL LETTER SCHWA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0259)
- ɚ [U+025A LATIN SMALL LETTER SCHWA WITH HOOK](https://unicodekit.com/char/025A)
- ɛ [U+025B LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN E](https://unicodekit.com/char/025B)
- ɜ [U+025C LATIN SMALL LETTER REVERSED OPEN E](https://unicodekit.com/char/025C)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/0254 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/0254