HTML Entity for Latin Capital Letter Glottal Stop (Ɂ)
What You'll Learn
How to display Ɂ (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER GLOTTAL STOP) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. Despite the URL slug question-mark-big, this character is not a large punctuation question mark—it is an IPA and orthographic letter used for the glottal stop sound.
It is U+0241 in the Latin Extended-B block (U+0180–U+024F). Use Ɂ, Ɂ, or CSS \0241. There is no named HTML entity. Do not confuse Ɂ with the punctuation mark ? (U+003F, ?) or ❓ (black question mark ornament).
⚡ Quick Reference — Latin Capital Glottal Stop
U+0241Latin Extended-B
ɁHexadecimal reference
ɁDecimal reference
—Use numeric codes only
Name Value
──────────── ──────────
Unicode U+0241
Hex code Ɂ
HTML code Ɂ
Named entity (none)
CSS code \0241
Meaning Latin capital letter glottal stop (Ɂ)
Related U+0294 = Latin letter glottal stop (ʔ)
U+003F = Question mark (?)
U+01BE = Inverted glottal stop (ƾ)
Block Latin Extended-B (U+0180–U+024F)Complete HTML Example
A simple example showing Ɂ using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, and a CSS content escape:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#point::after{
content: "\0241";
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Hex: Ɂ</p>
<p>Decimal: Ɂ</p>
<p>CSS: <span id="point"></span></p>
</body>
</html>🌐 Browser Support
Ɂ renders when fonts include Latin Extended-B (U+0180–U+024F):
👀 Live Preview
See Ɂ rendered live in different contexts:
🧠 How It Works
Hexadecimal Code
Ɂ uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 0241 to display the capital glottal stop letter.
Decimal HTML Code
Ɂ uses the decimal Unicode value 577 to display the same character.
CSS Entity
\0241 is used in CSS stylesheets in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after.
Same visual result
All three methods produce: Ɂ. Unicode U+0241 in Latin Extended-B (U+0180–U+024F). No named HTML entity exists.
Use Cases
The Latin capital letter glottal stop (Ɂ) commonly appears in:
Phonetic transcriptions showing a glottal stop onset.
Academic papers, textbooks, and phonology references.
Writing systems that use the capital glottal stop letter.
Pronunciation guides for languages with glottal stops.
Character pickers and Latin Extended-B documentation.
HTML entity encoding examples for extended Latin letters.
Pair Ɂ with “glottal stop” in surrounding text for clarity.
💡 Best Practices
Do
- Use
ɁorɁfor the capital glottal stop glyph - Distinguish Ɂ from ? (U+003F) and ʔ (U+0294)
- Use IPA or linguistics fonts when professional notation is required
- Pick one style (hex or decimal) per project
- Test rendering across browsers and devices
Don’t
- Assume this is a large punctuation question mark—it is U+0241 Ɂ
- Substitute ? or ❓ when Ɂ is intended
- Assume a named entity exists—there is none
- Use CSS escape
\0241inside HTML text nodes - Use HTML entities in JS (use
\u0241instead)
Key Takeaways
Two HTML numeric references render Ɂ
Ɂ ɁFor CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property
\0241Unicode U+0241 is LATIN CAPITAL LETTER GLOTTAL STOP
Not the punctuation ?—use ? for U+003F
Previous: Question Mark (?) Next: Question Mark Inverted
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Ɂ (hex), Ɂ (decimal), or \0241 in CSS content. There is no named HTML entity for this symbol.U+0241 (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER GLOTTAL STOP). Latin Extended-B block. Hex 0241, decimal 577.?.Ɂ or Ɂ, or the CSS escape \0241.Explore More HTML Entities!
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