HTML Entity for Latin Letter Pharyngeal Voiced Fricative (ʕ)

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📚 Updated: Jun 2026
🎯 1 Code Example
Unicode U+0295
HTML Entity for Latin letter pharyngeal voiced fricative tutorial illustration

What You'll Learn

How to display ʕ (LATIN LETTER PHARYNGEAL VOICED FRICATIVE) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. Despite the URL slug question-mark-reverse, this character is not the Spanish inverted question mark — it is an IPA symbol for a voiced pharyngeal fricative (often used for Arabic ain).

It is U+0295 in the IPA Extensions block (U+0250–U+02AF). Use ʕ, ʕ, or CSS \0295. There is no named HTML entity. For ¿ (¿), see Inverted Question Mark (U+00BF, ¿).

⚡ Quick Reference — Pharyngeal Voiced Fricative

Unicode U+0295

IPA Extensions

Hex Code ʕ

Hexadecimal reference

HTML Code ʕ

Decimal reference

Named Entity —

Use numeric codes only

Reference Table
Name           Value
────────────   ──────────
Unicode        U+0295
Hex code       ʕ
HTML code      ʕ
Named entity   (none)
CSS code       \0295
Meaning        Latin letter pharyngeal voiced fricative (ʕ)
Related        U+0294 = Latin letter glottal stop (ʔ)
               U+00BF = Inverted question mark (¿)
               U+0127 = Latin small letter h with stroke (ħ)
Block          IPA Extensions (U+0250–U+02AF)
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Complete HTML Example

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

html
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
 <style>
  #point::after{
   content: "\0295";
  }
 </style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Hex: &#x0295;</p>
<p>Decimal: &#661;</p>
<p>CSS: <span id="point"></span></p>
</body>
</html>
Try it Yourself

🌐 Browser Support

ʕ 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 ʕ rendered live in different contexts:

Glyph ʕ
IPA example [ʕa] (voiced pharyngeal fricative)
Compare ʕ U+0295   ʔ glottal stop   ¿ inverted ?
Not the same ʕ is not ¿ (¿) — use inverted-question-mark
Numeric refs &#x0295; &#661; \0295

🧠 How It Works

1

Hexadecimal Code

&#x0295; uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 0295 to display the pharyngeal voiced fricative letter.

HTML markup
2

Decimal HTML Code

&#661; uses the decimal Unicode value 661 to display the same character.

HTML markup
3

CSS Entity

\0295 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: ʕ. Unicode U+0295 in IPA Extensions (U+0250–U+02AF). No named HTML entity exists.

✅

Use Cases

The Latin letter pharyngeal voiced fricative (ʕ) commonly appears in:

🎙 IPA Notation

Voiced pharyngeal fricative in phonetic transcription.

📚 Arabic Transliteration

Romanization of Arabic ain (ع) and related sounds.

📚 Linguistics

Academic papers, textbooks, and Semitic language studies.

🎓 Language Learning

Pronunciation guides for Arabic, Hebrew, and related languages.

📋 Unicode References

Character pickers and IPA Extensions documentation.

💻 Dev Tutorials

HTML entity encoding examples for phonetic symbols.

♿ Accessibility

Pair ʕ with a phonetic description for screen readers.

💡 Best Practices

Do

  • Use &#x0295; or &#661; for the ʕ glyph
  • Link readers to inverted-question-mark for ¿ (U+00BF)
  • Distinguish ʕ from ʔ (glottal stop) in IPA notation
  • Use IPA or linguistics fonts for professional transcription
  • Test rendering across browsers and devices

Don’t

  • Assume this is the Spanish inverted question mark — that is U+00BF (¿)
  • Substitute ¿ or &iquest; when ʕ is intended
  • Assume a named entity exists—there is none
  • Use CSS escape \0295 inside HTML text nodes
  • Use HTML entities in JS (use \u0295 instead)

Key Takeaways

1

Two HTML numeric references render ʕ

&#x0295; &#661;
2

For CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property

\0295
3

Unicode U+0295 is LATIN LETTER PHARYNGEAL VOICED FRICATIVE

4

For ¿ use U+00BF with &iquest;

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Previous: Latin Letter Glottal Stop (ʔ)   Next: Question Mark Reversed Stop Stroke

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Use &#x0295; (hex), &#661; (decimal), or \0295 in CSS content. There is no named HTML entity for this symbol.
U+0295 (LATIN LETTER PHARYNGEAL VOICED FRICATIVE). IPA Extensions block. Hex 0295, decimal 661.
No. This page covers U+0295 (ʕ), an IPA Extensions letter. The Spanish inverted question mark is U+00BF (¿) with named entity &iquest; on the inverted-question-mark page.
No. Use numeric references &#x0295; or &#661;, or the CSS escape \0295.
In IPA transcriptions, Arabic and Semitic transliteration, linguistic papers, and phonetics education for the voiced pharyngeal fricative.

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