Pharyngeal voiced fricative (ʕ) is the Unicode character at U+0295 in IPA Extensions. Official name: LATIN LETTER PHARYNGEAL VOICED FRICATIVE. It is an IPA letter (often used for Arabic ain) — not the Spanish inverted question mark. The path /html/entity/question-mark-reverse is a historical slug for this code point.
Remember
Character ʕ
Unicode U+0295
Hex entity ʕ
Decimal ʕ
CSS escape \0295
Named entity (none)
Neighbor ʔ (U+0294 glottal stop)
Not the same ¿ (¿) · ?
Prefer ʕ or ʕ in HTML when you need an entity. You can also type ʕ in a UTF-8 document. For ¿, see Inverted Question Mark (¿).
Built with Hex: ʕ
Built with Decimal: ʕ
Built with CSS: ʕ
Typed: ʕ
IPA-style: [ʕ]
How It Works
1. Hex:U+0295 → ʕ in HTML. The browser turns it into ʕ.
2. Decimal: same code point as 661 → ʕ. Same result as hex.
3. CSS: use \0295 in content (not an HTML entity). #point::after appends ʕ.
4. Typed: paste ʕ in a UTF-8 document for IPA or transliteration text. There is no named entity — numeric form is required when you need an entity.
Pitfalls & Tips
Common mistakes when working with pharyngeal voiced fricative.
Slug
Not a reversed “?”
The URL says question-mark-reverse, but the character is U+0295 (ʕ) — an IPA letter. For Spanish punctuation, use ¿.
Named?
No named entity
HTML5 does not define a named entity for U+0295. Use ʕ or ʕ. Do not confuse with ¿.
ʔ
Not the glottal stop
U+0294 (ʔ) is the IPA glottal stop — a neighbor code point with a different sound. Do not swap them.
Fonts
Need IPA coverage
Some fonts omit IPA Extensions. Prefer a font that includes U+0295 for reliable glyphs.
CSS
Pad the CSS escape
Prefer \0295 (four hex digits). A short \295 can swallow the next hex digit if one follows immediately.
CSS vs HTML
Do not mix escapes
\0295 belongs in CSS strings. ʕ / ʕ belong in HTML.
Semicolon
End references
Always finish entities with ; — write ʕ, not ʕ.
Compatibility
Browser Support
Pharyngeal voiced fricative (U+0295) and its entity forms (ʕ, ʕ, CSS \\0295) are supported in all mainstream browsers. Visible glyphs depend on IPA Extensions font coverage.
✓ Universal support
Pharyngeal Voiced Fricative (ʕ)
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+0295Full support
Bottom line: Prefer ʕ or ʕ in HTML when encoding must be explicit, and \\0295 only inside CSS content. There is no named entity.
One line:U+0295 → ʕ / ʕ / CSS \0295 (no named entity).
Frequently Asked Questions
Use ʕ (hex), ʕ (decimal), type ʕ in UTF-8, or the CSS escape \0295 in content. There is no HTML5 named entity for U+0295.
U+0295 (LATIN LETTER PHARYNGEAL VOICED FRICATIVE). Hex 295, decimal 661. It belongs to IPA Extensions (U+0250–U+02AF).
No. HTML5 does not define a named entity for this letter. Use numeric references like ʕ or ʕ when you need an entity form.
No. The slug question-mark-reverse points to U+0295 (ʕ), an IPA letter. The Spanish inverted question mark is U+00BF (¿) with named entity ¿.
HTML entities (ʕ or ʕ) go in markup. The CSS escape \0295 goes in stylesheet strings (usually content on ::before/::after).
ʕ is the voiced pharyngeal fricative (U+0295). ʔ is the glottal stop (U+0294). ¿ is inverted question mark punctuation (U+00BF). Related-looking, different characters.
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Did you know?
Pharyngeal voiced fricative is Unicode U+0295 (decimal 661) — LATIN LETTER PHARYNGEAL VOICED FRICATIVE (glyph ʕ) in IPA Extensions. HTML5 has no named entity — use ʕ or ʕ. The URL slug question-mark-reverse is historical; this is an IPA letter (often for Arabic ain), not inverted question mark ¿ (¿). Neighboring glottal stop is U+0294 (ʔ).
