# ɕ U+0255 LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CURL

Lowercase c with a curl, the IPA symbol for a voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative, used for Mandarin x and Polish ś.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `ɕ` |
| Codepoint | U+0255 |
| Name | LATIN SMALL LETTER C WITH CURL |
| Block | [IPA Extensions](https://unicodekit.com/block/ipa-extensions) |
| Script | Latin |
| Category | Lowercase Letter (Ll) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `ɕ` `ɕ` |
| CSS | `\255` |
| JavaScript | `\u0255` |
| UTF-8 | C9 95 |
| UTF-16 | 0255 |

## Notes

- voiceless alveolo-palatal laminal fricative
- used in transcription of Mandarin Chinese
- sound spelled with 015B in Polish

## Related characters

- ɔ [U+0254 LATIN SMALL LETTER OPEN O](https://unicodekit.com/char/0254)
- ɖ [U+0256 LATIN SMALL LETTER D WITH TAIL](https://unicodekit.com/char/0256)
- ɓ [U+0253 LATIN SMALL LETTER B WITH HOOK](https://unicodekit.com/char/0253)
- ɗ [U+0257 LATIN SMALL LETTER D WITH HOOK](https://unicodekit.com/char/0257)
- ɒ [U+0252 LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED ALPHA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0252)
- ɘ [U+0258 LATIN SMALL LETTER REVERSED E](https://unicodekit.com/char/0258)
- ɑ [U+0251 LATIN SMALL LETTER ALPHA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0251)
- ə [U+0259 LATIN SMALL LETTER SCHWA](https://unicodekit.com/char/0259)
- ɐ [U+0250 LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED A](https://unicodekit.com/char/0250)
- 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)

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