# ʅ U+0285 LATIN SMALL LETTER SQUAT REVERSED ESH

Squat reversed esh with a left hook and tail, a sinological phonetic symbol for the apical retroflex vowel in Chinese zhi, chi, shi.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `ʅ` |
| Codepoint | U+0285 |
| Name | LATIN SMALL LETTER SQUAT REVERSED ESH |
| Also known as | long i with left hook and tail |
| Block | [IPA Extensions](https://unicodekit.com/block/ipa-extensions) |
| Script | Latin |
| Category | Lowercase Letter (Ll) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `ʅ` `ʅ` |
| CSS | `\285` |
| JavaScript | `\u0285` |
| UTF-8 | CA 85 |
| UTF-16 | 0285 |

## Notes

- apical retroflex vowel
- IPA spelling - 0290 0329
- this character is not actually a reversed esh
- preferred presentation is with a descender

## Related characters

- ʄ [U+0284 LATIN SMALL LETTER DOTLESS J WITH STROKE AND HOOK](https://unicodekit.com/char/0284)
- ʆ [U+0286 LATIN SMALL LETTER ESH WITH CURL](https://unicodekit.com/char/0286)
- ʃ [U+0283 LATIN SMALL LETTER ESH](https://unicodekit.com/char/0283)
- ʇ [U+0287 LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED T](https://unicodekit.com/char/0287)
- ʂ [U+0282 LATIN SMALL LETTER S WITH HOOK](https://unicodekit.com/char/0282)
- ʈ [U+0288 LATIN SMALL LETTER T WITH RETROFLEX HOOK](https://unicodekit.com/char/0288)
- ʁ [U+0281 LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL INVERTED R](https://unicodekit.com/char/0281)
- ʉ [U+0289 LATIN SMALL LETTER U BAR](https://unicodekit.com/char/0289)
- ʀ [U+0280 LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL R](https://unicodekit.com/char/0280)
- ʊ [U+028A LATIN SMALL LETTER UPSILON](https://unicodekit.com/char/028A)
- ɿ [U+027F LATIN SMALL LETTER REVERSED R WITH FISHHOOK](https://unicodekit.com/char/027F)
- ʋ [U+028B LATIN SMALL LETTER V WITH HOOK](https://unicodekit.com/char/028B)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/0285 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/0285