# ʸ U+02B8 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL Y

Superscript small y, phonetic modifier marking palatalization, common in Americanist notation.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `ʸ` |
| Codepoint | U+02B8 |
| Name | MODIFIER LETTER SMALL Y |
| Block | [Spacing Modifier Letters](https://unicodekit.com/block/spacing-modifier-letters) |
| Script | Latin |
| Category | Modifier Letter (Lm) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `ʸ` `ʸ` |
| CSS | `\2B8` |
| JavaScript | `\u02B8` |
| UTF-8 | CA B8 |
| UTF-16 | 02B8 |
| Decomposition | super U+0079 |

## Notes

- palatalization
- common Americanist usage for 02B2

## Related characters

- ʷ [U+02B7 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL W](https://unicodekit.com/char/02B7)
- ʹ [U+02B9 MODIFIER LETTER PRIME](https://unicodekit.com/char/02B9)
- ʶ [U+02B6 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL CAPITAL INVERTED R](https://unicodekit.com/char/02B6)
- ʺ [U+02BA MODIFIER LETTER DOUBLE PRIME](https://unicodekit.com/char/02BA)
- ʵ [U+02B5 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL TURNED R WITH HOOK](https://unicodekit.com/char/02B5)
- ʻ [U+02BB MODIFIER LETTER TURNED COMMA](https://unicodekit.com/char/02BB)
- ʴ [U+02B4 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL TURNED R](https://unicodekit.com/char/02B4)
- ʼ [U+02BC MODIFIER LETTER APOSTROPHE](https://unicodekit.com/char/02BC)
- ʳ [U+02B3 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL R](https://unicodekit.com/char/02B3)
- ʽ [U+02BD MODIFIER LETTER REVERSED COMMA](https://unicodekit.com/char/02BD)
- ʲ [U+02B2 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL J](https://unicodekit.com/char/02B2)
- ʾ [U+02BE MODIFIER LETTER RIGHT HALF RING](https://unicodekit.com/char/02BE)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/02B8 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/02B8