Turned v

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Turned v

Turned v (majuscule: Ʌ, minuscule: ʌ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, based on a turned form of the letter V.

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Ʌ ʌ
Upper and lower case turned V
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic and Logographic
Sound values
In UnicodeU+0245, U+028C
Other
Writing directionLeft-to-Right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and  , see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.
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It is used in the orthographies of Dan, Ch’ol, Nankina, Northern Tepehuán, Temne, Oneida, and Wounaan and also some orthographies of Ibibio.[1]

Its lowercase is used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent an open-mid back unrounded vowel, the vowel in plus in many dialects of English.

Despite the similarity in appearance, the letter has no connection to the Greek Λ, Cyrillic Л, CJK radical , or Korean .

In German and French handwriting, the numeral 1 often takes the form of a turned V, whereby the serif is extended down to the length of the main stroke.[2]

Character encoding

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Character information
PreviewʌɅ
Unicode name LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED V LATIN CAPITAL LETTER TURNED V
Encodingsdecimalhexdechex
Unicode652U+028C581U+0245
UTF-8202 140CA 8C201 133C9 85
Numeric character referenceʌʌɅɅ
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  • ʌ with diacritics: ʌ́ ʌ̀
  •  : Modifier letter small turned v is used in phonetic transcription[3]

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