HTML Entity for Lowercase O Inverted Breve (ȏ)
What You'll Learn
How to display the lowercase o with inverted breve (ȏ) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+020F in the Latin Extended-B block. The inverted breve is a rounded diacritical mark used in Slavicist phonology (e.g. long falling accent notation) and in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for non-syllabic vowels.
Render it with ȏ, ȏ, or CSS escape \020F. There is no named HTML entity for this character. In UTF-8 documents you can also type ȏ directly.
⚡ Quick Reference — Lowercase O Inverted Breve Entity
U+020FLatin Extended-B
ȏHexadecimal reference
ȏDecimal reference
—No named entity
Name Value
──────────── ──────────
Unicode U+020F
Hex code ȏ
HTML code ȏ
Named entity (none)
CSS code \020F
Meaning Latin small letter o with inverted breve
Related U+020E = Ȏ (uppercase)
Block Latin Extended-B (U+0180–U+024F)Complete HTML Example
A simple example showing the lowercase o inverted breve (ȏ) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, the character directly, and a CSS content escape:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#point:after{
content: "\020F";
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Symbol (hex): ȏ</p>
<p>Symbol (decimal): ȏ</p>
<p>Symbol (direct): ȏ</p>
<p id="point">Symbol (CSS): </p>
</body>
</html>🌐 Browser Support
The lowercase o inverted breve (ȏ) is supported in all modern browsers as part of Latin Extended-B:
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See the lowercase o inverted breve (ȏ) in linguistic contexts:
🧠 How It Works
Hexadecimal Code
ȏ uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 020F to display the character. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.
Decimal HTML Code
ȏ uses the decimal Unicode value 527 to display the same character. A common method when a numeric reference is needed.
Direct Character
Type ȏ directly in HTML when your document uses UTF-8 encoding. There is no named entity for this phonological symbol.
CSS Entity
\020F is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after.
Same visual result
All methods produce the glyph: ȏ. Unicode U+020F sits in Latin Extended-B. Uppercase equivalent: U+020E (Ȏ). Do not confuse with ŏ (regular breve) or ȯ (dot above).
Use Cases
The lowercase o inverted breve (ȏ) is commonly used in:
Represent long falling accent in traditional Serbo-Croatian phonological notation and scholarly descriptions.
Denote non-syllabic vowels in phonetic transcription and linguistic notation.
Academic papers, textbooks, and documentation on Slavic phonology, accent systems, or phonetic diacritics.
Phonetic or phonological symbols in language descriptions and specialized dictionaries.
Font specimens showcasing Latin Extended-B and combined diacritic support.
Using the correct character (U+020F) ensures assistive technologies interpret linguistic content correctly.
When building HTML from linguistic data, using ȏ or ȏ guarantees correct output.
💡 Best Practices
Do
- Serve pages as UTF-8; you can type ȏ directly in UTF-8 source
- Use numeric references (
ȏorȏ) when escaping is required - Use
\020Fin CSScontentwhen generating the symbol via pseudo-elements - Use fonts that support Latin Extended-B characters (U+0180–U+024F)
- Distinguish ȏ (inverted breve) from ŏ (breve) and ȯ (dot above)
Don’t
- Expect a named HTML entity—none exists for ȏ
- Confuse ȏ (inverted breve) with ŏ (regular breve) or ȯ (dot above)
- Combine separate diacritics when the precomposed ȏ is required
- Put CSS escape
\020Fin HTML text nodes - Double-encode numeric references in dynamically generated HTML
Key Takeaways
Type ȏ directly, or use hex/decimal references
ȏ ȏFor CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property
\020FUnicode U+020F — LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH INVERTED BREVE
Slavicist notation and IPA; uppercase is Ȏ (U+020E)
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
ȏ (hex), ȏ (decimal), or \020F in CSS content. There is no named HTML entity for ȏ. In UTF-8 you can also type ȏ directly.U+020F (LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH INVERTED BREVE). Latin Extended-B block. Hex 020F, decimal 527. Used in Slavicist phonology and IPA for non-syllabic vowels. Uppercase form is U+020E (Ȏ).ȏ or ȏ, or the CSS entity \020F. In UTF-8 pages you can type ȏ directly.Explore More HTML Entities!
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