Lowercase n grave (ǹ) is the Latin Extended-B character at Unicode U+01F9 (LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH GRAVE). It is the letter n with a grave accent (`) above — used in tonal orthographies and phonetic transcription (often for low tone). You can paste ǹ in a UTF-8 file, or use a numeric character reference when encoding must be explicit.
Remember
Character ǹ
Unicode U+01F9
Hex entity ǹ
Decimal ǹ
CSS escape \01F9
Named entity (none)
Capital Ǹ (U+01F8)
All of these produce the same glyph: ǹ. Prefer typing or pasting ǹ in UTF-8 pages; use entities for CSS content, generated markup, or when encoding must be explicit.
N Grave using Hex Code: ǹ
N Grave using HTML Code: ǹ
N Grave using CSS Entity: ǹ
Typed / pasted: ǹ
Pair: Ǹ / ǹ
How It Works
1. Hex:U+01F9 → ǹ in HTML. The browser turns it into ǹ.
2. Decimal: same code point as 505 → ǹ. Same result as hex.
3. CSS: use \01F9 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends that ǹ after the paragraph text.
4. Typed ǹ: fine in UTF-8 documents. All four encoding lines show the same glyph.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with the n grave entity.
Named?
No named entity
HTML5 does not define &ngrave;. Use numeric forms. Do not confuse with ì (ì).
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\01F9 belongs in CSS. ǹ / ǹ belong in HTML.
Look-alikes
Not plain n or ì
Plain n is U+006E. ì is letter i with grave. This is precomposed n with grave.
Fonts
Glyph coverage
Some fonts omit Latin Extended-B. If ǹ looks like a box, switch to a font that includes it.
Semicolon
End references
Always finish with ; — write ǹ, not ǹ.
UTF-8
Declare charset
If you paste ǹ directly, serve the page as UTF-8 with <meta charset="UTF-8">.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Lowercase n grave (U+01F9) and its numeric entity forms (ǹ, ǹ, CSS \\01F9) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Glyph availability depends on the font.
✓ Universal support
Lowercase N Grave (ǹ)
Paste ǹ, or encode with hex, decimal, or CSS escape — same code point everywhere.
100%Browser coverage
Google ChromeSupported
Yes
Microsoft EdgeSupported
Yes
Mozilla FirefoxSupported
Yes
Apple SafariSupported
Yes
OperaSupported
Yes
Internet ExplorerAll versions
Yes
U+01F9 / entitiesFull support
Bottom line: Use a pasted ǹ in UTF-8 text when you can. Prefer ǹ or ǹ in HTML when encoding must be explicit, and \\01F9 only inside CSS content.
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: n grave is U+01F9 (decimal 505), Latin Extended-B.
HTML: use ǹ or ǹ when you need an entity.
CSS: use \01F9 inside content for generated text.
Watch out: no &ngrave; — and not the same as ì.
One line:U+01F9 → paste ǹ, or encode as ǹ / ǹ / CSS \01F9.
Frequently Asked Questions
Use ǹ (hex), ǹ (decimal), or the CSS escape \01F9 in the content property. All render ǹ. There is no named HTML entity for this character.
U+01F9 (LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH GRAVE). Hex 01F9, decimal 505. It belongs to Latin Extended-B and is used in tonal languages and phonetic transcription.
No. HTML5 does not define a named entity for this character (unlike ì for ì). Use numeric references ǹ or ǹ when you need an entity form.
Use it for tonal orthographies, phonetic transcription, linguistics pages, CSS-generated content, or anywhere you must encode ǹ explicitly. Prefer typing or pasting ǹ directly when your file is UTF-8.
HTML entities (ǹ or ǹ) go in markup. The CSS escape \01F9 is used in stylesheets (usually in the content property of ::before/::after). Both render ǹ.
U+01F9 is a precomposed character. Combining grave is U+0300 after a base letter. Prefer the precomposed form when available. Do not confuse with ì (ì), which is a different letter.
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Did you know?
Lowercase n grave (ǹ) is Unicode U+01F9 (decimal 505) in the Latin Extended-B block. Official name: LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH GRAVE. HTML5 has no named entity — use ǹ or ǹ. Used in tonal orthographies and phonetic transcription (grave often marks low tone). Capital is Ǹ (U+01F8).
