HTML Entity for Lowercase 5 Tone (ƽ)

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⏱️ 5 min read
📚 Updated: Jun 2026
🎯 1 Code Example
Unicode U+01BD
HTML Entity for Lowercase 5 Tone tutorial illustration

What You'll Learn

How to display the Lowercase 5 Tone (ƽ) in HTML using various entity methods. The Latin Small Letter Tone Five is used in Zhuang (old orthography) and in phonetic or tonal notation and is useful for linguistic, educational, and language-related content.

This character is part of the Latin Extended-B Unicode block and can be rendered with a hexadecimal reference, a decimal reference, or a CSS escape in the content property. There is no named HTML entity for this letter.

⚡ Quick Reference — Lowercase 5 Tone Entity

Unicode U+01BD

Latin Extended-B

Hex Code ƽ

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ƽ

Decimal reference

Named Entity —

No named entity

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+01BD
Hex code       ƽ
HTML code      ƽ
Named entity   (none)
CSS code       \01BD
Meaning        Latin small letter tone five
Related        U+01BC = Ƽ (uppercase tone five)
Block          Latin Extended-B (U+0180–U+024F)
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Complete HTML Example

A simple example showing the Lowercase 5 Tone (ƽ) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, and a CSS content escape:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point:after{
   content: "\01BD";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Symbol (hex): &#x01BD;</p>
<p>Symbol (decimal): &#445;</p>
<p id="point">Symbol (CSS): </p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The Lowercase 5 Tone (ƽ) is supported in modern browsers when the font includes Latin Extended-B glyphs:

Chrome1+
Firefox1+
Safari1+
Edge12+
Opera4+
Android4.4+
iOS Safari1+

👀 Live Preview

See the Lowercase 5 Tone (ƽ) in linguistic and educational contexts:

Large glyphƽ
Zhuang orthographyTone 5: ƽ
Phonetic notationSyllable ƽa (tone 5)
Language learningPronunciation: ƽ = tone five
Numeric refs&#x01BD; &#445; \01BD

🧠 How It Works

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Hexadecimal Code

&#x01BD; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 01BD to display the character. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#445; uses the decimal Unicode value 445 to display the same character. This is one of the most commonly used methods.

HTML markup
3

CSS Entity

\01BD is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after.

CSS stylesheet
=

Same visual result

All three methods produce the glyph: ƽ. Unicode U+01BD sits in Latin Extended-B. The uppercase equivalent is U+01BC (Ƽ). There is no named HTML entity.

✅

Use Cases

The Lowercase 5 Tone (ƽ) is commonly used in:

🔤 Zhuang language

Display correct spelling in Zhuang (old orthography) and language resources.

📝 Phonetic notation

Use in phonetic transcription, tonal marking, and linguistic notation.

📚 Language learning

Teach pronunciation, tone, or orthography in educational content.

📄 Academic research

Use in papers on phonology, orthography, or minority languages.

📖 Dictionaries

Display headwords and pronunciation in dictionaries and lexical resources.

🌐 Localization

Support Zhuang or other languages that use this character in localized content.

✏ Transcription

Mark tone or phonetic features in transcription and annotation tools.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Set lang attributes (e.g. lang="za") when displaying Zhuang text
  • Use fonts that support Latin Extended-B (Noto Sans, Gentium, etc.)
  • Use numeric references (&#x01BD; or &#445;) consistently in HTML
  • Use U+01BC (Ƽ) for the uppercase tone-five form when needed
  • Ensure UTF-8 encoding on pages and server responses

Don’t

  • Confuse ƽ (tone five) with similar Latin letters like p or b
  • Put CSS escape \01BD in HTML text nodes
  • Expect a named HTML entity—only numeric codes work for ƽ
  • Assume all system fonts render ƽ correctly without testing
  • Use the character without context when readers may not know its linguistic role

Key Takeaways

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Three references render ƽ (no named entity)

&#x01BD; &#445;
2

For CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property

\01BD
3

Unicode U+01BD — LATIN SMALL LETTER TONE FIVE

4

Used in Zhuang (old orthography) and phonetic/tonal notation

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &#x01BD; (hex), &#445; (decimal), or \01BD in CSS content. All produce ƽ. There is no named HTML entity.
U+01BD (LATIN SMALL LETTER TONE FIVE). Latin Extended-B block. Hex 01BD, decimal 445. Used in Zhuang (old orthography) and phonetic notation; uppercase equivalent is U+01BC (Ƽ).
For Zhuang language (old orthography), phonetic and tonal notation, linguistic and language-learning content, academic phonology papers, dictionary and transcription content, and any text requiring the Latin small letter tone five.
HTML code (&#445; or &#x01BD;) is used in HTML content. The CSS entity (\01BD) is used in CSS, e.g. in the content property of ::before or ::after. Both produce ƽ but in different contexts.
Named HTML entities are typically reserved for ASCII, Latin-1, and some common symbols. Letters from Latin Extended-B like ƽ use numeric codes (hex or decimal) because they are part of specialized Unicode blocks.

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