HTML Entity for Latin Letter Glottal Stop (ʔ)

Beginner
⏱️ 5 min read
📚 Updated: Jun 2026
🎯 1 Code Example
Unicode U+0294
HTML Entity for Latin letter glottal stop tutorial illustration

What You'll Learn

How to display ʔ (LATIN LETTER GLOTTAL STOP) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. Despite the URL slug question-mark-latin, this character is not a Latin punctuation question mark—it is the standard IPA symbol for a glottal stop.

It is U+0294 in the IPA Extensions block (U+0250–U+02AF). Use ʔ, ʔ, or CSS \0294. There is no named HTML entity. Do not confuse ʔ with ? (U+003F) or Ɂ (capital glottal stop).

⚡ Quick Reference — Latin Letter Glottal Stop

Unicode U+0294

IPA Extensions

Hex Code ʔ

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ʔ

Decimal reference

Named Entity —

Use numeric codes only

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+0294
Hex code       ʔ
HTML code      ʔ
Named entity   (none)
CSS code       \0294
Meaning        Latin letter glottal stop (ʔ)
Related        U+0241 = Latin capital glottal stop (Ɂ)
               U+02C0 = Modifier letter glottal stop (ˀ)
               U+003F = Question mark (?)
Block          IPA Extensions (U+0250–U+02AF)
1

Complete HTML Example

A simple example showing ʔ using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, and a CSS content escape:

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point::after{
   content: "\0294";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Hex: &#x0294;</p>
<p>Decimal: &#660;</p>
<p>CSS: <span id="point"></span></p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

ʔ renders when fonts include IPA Extensions (U+0250–U+02AF):

Chrome 1+
Firefox 1+
Safari 1+
Edge 12+
Opera 4+
Android 4.4+
iOS Safari 1+

👀 Live Preview

See ʔ rendered live in different contexts:

Glyph ʔ
IPA example [ʔuta] (glottal stop onset)
Compare ʔ lowercase   Ɂ capital   ? punctuation
Related IPA ˀ modifier glottal stop   ʕ pharyngeal fricative
Numeric refs &#x0294; &#660; \0294

🧠 How It Works

1

Hexadecimal Code

&#x0294; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 0294 to display the glottal stop letter.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#660; uses the decimal Unicode value 660 to display the same character.

HTML markup
3

CSS Entity

\0294 is used in CSS stylesheets in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after.

CSS stylesheet
=

Same visual result

All three methods produce: ʔ. Unicode U+0294 in IPA Extensions (U+0250–U+02AF). No named HTML entity exists.

✅

Use Cases

The Latin letter glottal stop (ʔ) commonly appears in:

🎙 IPA Notation

Standard symbol for a glottal stop in phonetic transcription.

📚 Linguistics

Academic papers, textbooks, and phonology references.

🌍 Orthographies

Writing systems for languages with glottal stops (e.g. Hawaiian, Arabic transliteration).

🎓 Language Learning

Pronunciation guides and phonetics exercises.

📋 Unicode References

Character pickers and IPA Extensions documentation.

💻 Dev Tutorials

HTML entity encoding examples for phonetic symbols.

♿ Accessibility

Pair ʔ with “glottal stop” in surrounding text for clarity.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Use &#x0294; or &#660; for the glottal stop glyph
  • Distinguish ʔ from Ɂ (capital) and ˀ (modifier letter)
  • Use IPA or linguistics fonts for professional notation
  • Pick one style (hex or decimal) per project
  • Test rendering across browsers and devices

Don’t

  • Assume this is a Latin punctuation question mark—it is U+0294 ʔ
  • Substitute ? or &quest; when ʔ is intended
  • Assume a named entity exists—there is none
  • Use CSS escape \0294 inside HTML text nodes
  • Use HTML entities in JS (use \u0294 instead)

Key Takeaways

1

Two HTML numeric references render ʔ

&#x0294; &#660;
2

For CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property

\0294
3

Unicode U+0294 is LATIN LETTER GLOTTAL STOP in IPA Extensions

4

Not the punctuation ?—use &quest; for U+003F

5

Previous: Inverted Closed Open E (ʖ)   Next: Question Mark Reverse

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &#x0294; (hex), &#660; (decimal), or \0294 in CSS content. There is no named HTML entity for this symbol.
U+0294 (LATIN LETTER GLOTTAL STOP). IPA Extensions block. Hex 0294, decimal 660.
No. This page covers U+0294 (ʔ), the IPA glottal stop letter. The punctuation question mark is U+003F (?), which has the named entity &quest;.
No. Use numeric references &#x0294; or &#660;, or the CSS escape \0294.
In IPA notation, linguistic papers, language learning resources, and orthographies that represent a glottal stop.

Explore More HTML Entities!

Discover 1500+ HTML character references — currency symbols, arrows, math operators, emojis, and more.

All HTML Entities →

About the author

Mari Selvan M P
Mari Selvan M P 🔗

Developer, cloud engineer, and technical writer

  • Experience 12 years building web and cloud systems
  • Focus Full Stack Development, AWS, and Developer Education

I write practical tutorials so students and working developers can learn by doing—from databases and APIs to deployment on AWS.

AWS Certified Developer – Associate (Credly)

8 people found this page helpful

Inverted Closed Open E (ʖ) Question Mark Reverse