# ʻ U+02BB MODIFIER LETTER TURNED COMMA

Turned comma, the Hawaiian ʻokina or Tongan fakauʻa, marking a glottal stop in Polynesian spelling; looks like an opening single quote.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `ʻ` |
| Codepoint | U+02BB |
| Name | MODIFIER LETTER TURNED COMMA |
| Block | [Spacing Modifier Letters](https://unicodekit.com/block/spacing-modifier-letters) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Modifier Letter (Lm) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `ʻ` `ʻ` |
| CSS | `\2BB` |
| JavaScript | `\u02BB` |
| UTF-8 | CA BB |
| UTF-16 | 02BB |

## Notes

- typographical alternate for 02BD or 02BF
- used in some Polynesian orthographies for glottal stop
- Hawaiʻian: ʻokina
- Tongan: fakauʻa

## Related characters

- ʺ [U+02BA MODIFIER LETTER DOUBLE PRIME](https://unicodekit.com/char/02BA)
- ʼ [U+02BC MODIFIER LETTER APOSTROPHE](https://unicodekit.com/char/02BC)
- ʹ [U+02B9 MODIFIER LETTER PRIME](https://unicodekit.com/char/02B9)
- ʽ [U+02BD MODIFIER LETTER REVERSED COMMA](https://unicodekit.com/char/02BD)
- ʸ [U+02B8 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL Y](https://unicodekit.com/char/02B8)
- ʾ [U+02BE MODIFIER LETTER RIGHT HALF RING](https://unicodekit.com/char/02BE)
- ʷ [U+02B7 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL W](https://unicodekit.com/char/02B7)
- ʿ [U+02BF MODIFIER LETTER LEFT HALF RING](https://unicodekit.com/char/02BF)
- ʶ [U+02B6 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL CAPITAL INVERTED R](https://unicodekit.com/char/02B6)
- ˀ [U+02C0 MODIFIER LETTER GLOTTAL STOP](https://unicodekit.com/char/02C0)
- ʵ [U+02B5 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL TURNED R WITH HOOK](https://unicodekit.com/char/02B5)
- ˁ [U+02C1 MODIFIER LETTER REVERSED GLOTTAL STOP](https://unicodekit.com/char/02C1)

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