# ʹ U+02B9 MODIFIER LETTER PRIME

Prime mark letter, a single slanted tick used for stress and for transliterating the Cyrillic soft sign or Hebrew geresh.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `ʹ` |
| Codepoint | U+02B9 |
| Name | MODIFIER LETTER PRIME |
| Block | [Spacing Modifier Letters](https://unicodekit.com/block/spacing-modifier-letters) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Modifier Letter (Lm) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `ʹ` `ʹ` |
| CSS | `\2B9` |
| JavaScript | `\u02B9` |
| UTF-8 | CA B9 |
| UTF-16 | 02B9 |

## Notes

- stress, emphasis
- transliteration of mjagkij znak (Cyrillic soft sign: palatalization)
- transliteration of Hebrew geresh

## Related characters

- ʸ [U+02B8 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL Y](https://unicodekit.com/char/02B8)
- ʺ [U+02BA MODIFIER LETTER DOUBLE PRIME](https://unicodekit.com/char/02BA)
- ʷ [U+02B7 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL W](https://unicodekit.com/char/02B7)
- ʻ [U+02BB MODIFIER LETTER TURNED COMMA](https://unicodekit.com/char/02BB)
- ʶ [U+02B6 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL CAPITAL INVERTED R](https://unicodekit.com/char/02B6)
- ʼ [U+02BC MODIFIER LETTER APOSTROPHE](https://unicodekit.com/char/02BC)
- ʵ [U+02B5 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL TURNED R WITH HOOK](https://unicodekit.com/char/02B5)
- ʽ [U+02BD MODIFIER LETTER REVERSED COMMA](https://unicodekit.com/char/02BD)
- ʴ [U+02B4 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL TURNED R](https://unicodekit.com/char/02B4)
- ʾ [U+02BE MODIFIER LETTER RIGHT HALF RING](https://unicodekit.com/char/02BE)
- ʳ [U+02B3 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL R](https://unicodekit.com/char/02B3)
- ʿ [U+02BF MODIFIER LETTER LEFT HALF RING](https://unicodekit.com/char/02BF)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/02B9 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/02B9