Latin letter glottal stop (ʔ) is the Unicode character at U+0294 in IPA Extensions. Official name: LATIN LETTER GLOTTAL STOP. It is the standard IPA symbol for a glottal stop — not a punctuation question mark. The path /html/entity/question-mark-latin is a historical slug for this code point.
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Character ʔ
Unicode U+0294
Hex entity ʔ
Decimal ʔ
CSS escape \0294
Named entity (none)
Related Ɂ (U+0241) · ʕ (U+0295)
Not the same ? (?)
Prefer ʔ or ʔ in HTML when you need an entity. You can also type ʔ in a UTF-8 document.
Built with Hex: ʔ
Built with Decimal: ʔ
Built with CSS: ʔ
Typed: ʔ
IPA-style: [ʔ]uta
How It Works
1. Hex:U+0294 → ʔ in HTML. The browser turns it into ʔ.
2. Decimal: same code point as 660 → ʔ. Same result as hex.
3. CSS: use \0294 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends ʔ.
4. Typed: paste ʔ in a UTF-8 document for IPA text. There is no named entity — numeric form is required when you need an entity.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with Latin letter glottal stop.
Slug
Not a Latin “?”
The URL says question-mark-latin, but the character is U+0294 (ʔ) — the IPA glottal stop. For punctuation, use ?.
Named?
No named entity
HTML5 does not define a named entity for U+0294. Use ʔ or ʔ.
Ɂ
Not the capital Latin form
U+0241 (Ɂ) is Latin capital letter glottal stop in Latin Extended-B — related, different code point.
ʕ
Not the pharyngeal fricative
U+0295 (ʕ) looks similar but is the voiced pharyngeal fricative — do not swap them.
Fonts
Need IPA coverage
Some fonts omit IPA Extensions. Prefer a font that includes U+0294 for reliable glyphs.
CSS
Pad the CSS escape
Prefer \0294 (four hex digits). A short \294 can swallow the next hex digit if one follows immediately.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\0294 belongs in CSS strings. ʔ / ʔ belong in HTML.
Semicolon
End references
Always finish entities with ; — write ʔ, not ʔ.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Latin letter glottal stop (U+0294) and its entity forms (ʔ, ʔ, CSS \\0294) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Visible glyphs depend on IPA Extensions font coverage.
✓ Universal support
Latin Letter Glottal Stop (ʔ)
Encode with hex, decimal, CSS escape, or type the character — same code point everywhere encoding is supported.
100%Browser coverage
Google ChromeSupported
Yes
Microsoft EdgeSupported
Yes
Mozilla FirefoxSupported
Yes
Apple SafariSupported
Yes
OperaSupported
Yes
Internet ExplorerAll versions
Yes
U+0294Full support
Bottom line: Prefer ʔ or ʔ in HTML when encoding must be explicit, and \\0294 only inside CSS content. There is no named entity.
Remember
Key Takeaways
Unicode: Latin letter glottal stop is U+0294 (decimal 660) — glyph ʔ.
HTML: use ʔ or ʔ — no named entity.
CSS: use \0294 inside content for generated text.
Watch out: ʔ ≠ ? ≠ Ɂ ≠ ʕ — slug ≠ punctuation.
One line:U+0294 → ʔ / ʔ / CSS \0294 (no named entity).
Frequently Asked Questions
Use ʔ (hex), ʔ (decimal), type ʔ in UTF-8, or the CSS escape \0294 in content. There is no HTML5 named entity for U+0294.
U+0294 (LATIN LETTER GLOTTAL STOP). Hex 294, decimal 660. It belongs to IPA Extensions (U+0250–U+02AF).
No. HTML5 does not define a named entity for this letter. Use numeric references like ʔ or ʔ when you need an entity form.
No. The slug question-mark-latin points to U+0294 (ʔ), the IPA glottal stop letter. The punctuation question mark is U+003F (?) with named entity ?.
HTML entities (ʔ or ʔ) go in markup. The CSS escape \0294 goes in stylesheet strings (usually content on ::before/::after).
ʔ is the caseless IPA glottal stop (U+0294). ? is punctuation (U+003F). Ɂ is Latin capital letter glottal stop (U+0241). Related ideas, different characters.
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Did you know?
Latin letter glottal stop is Unicode U+0294 (decimal 660) — LATIN LETTER GLOTTAL STOP (glyph ʔ) in IPA Extensions. HTML5 has no named entity — use ʔ or ʔ. The URL slug question-mark-latin is historical; this is the standard IPA symbol for a glottal stop, not punctuation ?. Capital Latin glottal stop is U+0241 (Ɂ). Related: pharyngeal voiced fricative U+0295 (ʕ).
