HTML Entity for Lowercase Y Stroke (ɏ)

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📚 Updated: Jun 2026
🎯 1 Code Example
Unicode U+024F
HTML Entity for Lowercase Y Stroke tutorial illustration

What You'll Learn

How to display the lowercase y with stroke (ɏ) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+024F in the Latin Extended-B block—a y with a horizontal stroke through the letter. It appears in Khmer ALA-LC romanization, linguistic notation, and specialized orthographies.

Render it with ɏ, ɏ, or CSS escape \024F. There is no named HTML entity for this character. In UTF-8 documents you can also type ɏ directly. Do not confuse ɏ (y stroke) with plain y (U+0079), ȳ (y macron), or ŷ (y circumflex).

⚡ Quick Reference — Lowercase Y Stroke Entity

Unicode U+024F

Latin Extended-B

Hex Code ɏ

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ɏ

Decimal reference

Named Entity —

No named entity

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+024F
Hex code       ɏ
HTML code      ɏ
Named entity   (none)
CSS code       \024F
Meaning        Latin small letter y with stroke
Related        U+024E = Ɏ (uppercase)
               U+0079 = y (plain letter)
               U+0233 = ȳ (y macron)
Block          Latin Extended-B (U+0180–U+024F)
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Complete HTML Example

A simple example showing the lowercase y stroke (ɏ) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, the character directly, and a CSS content escape:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point:after{
   content: "\024F";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Symbol (hex): &#x024F;</p>
<p>Symbol (decimal): &#591;</p>
<p>Symbol (direct): ɏ</p>
<p id="point">Symbol (CSS): </p>
</body>
</html>
Try It Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

The lowercase y stroke (ɏ) is supported in all modern browsers as part of Latin Extended-B:

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

👀 Live Preview

See the lowercase y stroke (ɏ) in linguistic and romanization contexts:

Large glyphɏ
Unicode nameLatin small letter y with stroke
UppercaseɎ (U+024E) — Latin capital letter y with stroke
UsageKhmer ALA-LC romanization and specialized linguistic orthographies
Not the same asy (plain)  |  ȳ (y macron)  |  ŷ (y circumflex)
Numeric refs&#x024F; &#591; \024F

🧠 How It Works

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Hexadecimal Code

&#x024F; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 024F to display the character. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#591; uses the decimal Unicode value 591 to display the same character. A common method for Latin Extended-B characters.

HTML markup
3

Direct Character

Type ɏ directly in HTML when your document uses UTF-8 encoding. There is no named entity for this stroked letter.

HTML markup
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CSS Entity

\024F is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after.

CSS stylesheet
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Same visual result

All methods produce the glyph: ɏ. Unicode U+024F sits in Latin Extended-B. Do not confuse with plain y (U+0079), ȳ (y macron), or ŷ (y circumflex).

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Use Cases

The lowercase y stroke (ɏ) is commonly used in:

🇮🇪 Khmer romanization

ALA-LC romanization of Khmer script where ɏ represents a distinct consonant sound.

🔤 Linguistics

Phonetic transcription, dictionaries, and academic papers using specialized Latin letters.

📚 Academic writing

Scholarly publications and language studies requiring correct stroked-letter notation.

📄 Publishing

Books, journals, and reference works on Southeast Asian languages and romanization systems.

🌐 Internationalization

Multilingual websites and CMS content requiring accurate specialized character rendering.

🎨 Typography

Font specimens showcasing Latin Extended-B (U+0180–U+024F) character support.

⚙ Programmatic HTML

When building HTML from linguistic data, using &#591; or &#x024F; guarantees correct output.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Serve pages as UTF-8; you can type ɏ directly in UTF-8 source
  • Use numeric references (&#x024F; or &#591;) when escaping is required
  • Use \024F in CSS content when generating the symbol via pseudo-elements
  • Use fonts that support Latin Extended-B (U+0180–U+024F)
  • Distinguish ɏ (stroke) from plain y, ȳ (macron), and ŷ (circumflex)

Don’t

  • Confuse ɏ (y stroke, ɏ) with ȳ (y macron, ȳ)—they are different characters
  • Substitute plain y when ɏ is required for correct romanization
  • Use the old incorrect CSS escape \0024F—the correct value is \024F
  • Expect a named HTML entity—none exists for ɏ
  • Put CSS escape \024F in HTML text nodes

Key Takeaways

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Type ɏ directly, or use hex/decimal references

&#x024F; &#591;
2

For CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property

\024F
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Unicode U+024F — LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH STROKE

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Stroked y (ɏ); not macron ȳ or plain y; uppercase is Ɏ (U+024E)

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &#x024F; (hex), &#591; (decimal), or \024F in CSS content. There is no named HTML entity for ɏ. In UTF-8 you can also type ɏ directly.
U+024F (LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH STROKE). Latin Extended-B block. Hex 024F, decimal 591. Used in Khmer romanization and linguistic notation. Uppercase form is U+024E (Ɏ).
For Khmer ALA-LC romanization, linguistic and academic writing, specialized orthographies, and any content requiring a lowercase y with a horizontal stroke.
No. Use numeric codes &#591; or &#x024F;, or the CSS entity \024F. In UTF-8 pages you can type ɏ directly.
ɏ (U+024F) is y with a horizontal stroke through the letter (ɏ). ȳ (U+0233) is y with a macron above (ȳ). They are different characters with different Unicode values and typographic roles.

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