HTML Entity for Uppercase Y Stroke (Ɏ)
What You'll Learn
How to display the uppercase y with stroke (Ɏ) in HTML using hexadecimal, decimal, and CSS escape methods. This character is U+024E in the Latin Extended-B block—a Y with a horizontal stroke through the letter. It appears in Khmer ALA-LC romanization, linguistic notation, and specialized orthographies.
Render it with Ɏ, Ɏ, or CSS escape \024E. There is no named HTML entity for this character. In UTF-8 documents you can also type Ɏ directly. Do not confuse Ɏ (y stroke) with plain Y (U+0059), Ȳ (y macron), or Ý (y acute).
⚡ Quick Reference — Uppercase Y Stroke Entity
U+024ELatin Extended-B
ɎHexadecimal reference
ɎDecimal reference
—No named entity
Name Value
──────────── ──────────
Unicode U+024E
Hex code Ɏ
HTML code Ɏ
Named entity (none)
CSS code \024E
Meaning Latin capital letter y with stroke
Related U+024F = ɏ (lowercase)
U+0059 = Y (plain letter)
U+0232 = Ȳ (y macron)
Block Latin Extended-B (U+0180–U+024F)Complete HTML Example
A simple example showing the uppercase y stroke (Ɏ) using hexadecimal code, decimal HTML code, the character directly, and a CSS content escape:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#point:after{
content: "\024E";
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Symbol (hex): Ɏ</p>
<p>Symbol (decimal): Ɏ</p>
<p>Symbol (direct): Ɏ</p>
<p id="point">Symbol (CSS): </p>
</body>
</html>🌐 Browser Support
The uppercase y stroke (Ɏ) is supported in all modern browsers as part of Latin Extended-B:
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See the uppercase y stroke (Ɏ) in linguistic and romanization contexts:
🧠 How It Works
Hexadecimal Code
Ɏ uses the Unicode hexadecimal value 024E to display the character. The x prefix indicates hexadecimal format.
Decimal HTML Code
Ɏ uses the decimal Unicode value 590 to display the same character. A common method for Latin Extended-B characters.
Direct Character
Type Ɏ directly in HTML when your document uses UTF-8 encoding. There is no named entity for this stroked letter.
CSS Entity
\024E is used in CSS stylesheets, particularly in the content property of pseudo-elements like ::before and ::after.
Same visual result
All methods produce the glyph: Ɏ. Unicode U+024E sits in Latin Extended-B. Do not confuse with plain Y (U+0059), Ȳ (y macron), or Ý (y acute).
Use Cases
The uppercase y stroke (Ɏ) is commonly used in:
ALA-LC romanization of Khmer script where Ɏ represents a distinct consonant sound.
Phonetic transcription, dictionaries, and academic papers using specialized Latin letters.
Scholarly publications and language studies requiring correct stroked-letter notation.
Books, journals, and reference works on phonology and historical linguistics.
Specialized multilingual content requiring accurate rendering of stroked Latin letters.
Font specimens and character-set documentation for Latin Extended-B support.
When building HTML from linguistic data, using Ɏ or Ɏ guarantees correct output.
💡 Best Practices
Do
- Serve pages as UTF-8; you can type Ɏ directly in UTF-8 source
- Use numeric references (
ɎorɎ) when escaping is required - Use
\024Ein CSScontentwhen generating the symbol via pseudo-elements - Use fonts that support Latin Extended-B (U+0180–U+024F)
- Distinguish Ɏ (stroke) from plain
Y, Ȳ (macron), and Ý (acute)
Don’t
- Substitute plain
YorY+ combining stroke when Ɏ is required - Confuse Ɏ (stroke) with Ȳ (macron) or Ý (acute)
- Use the old incorrect CSS escape
\0024E—the correct value is\024E - Expect a named HTML entity—none exists for Ɏ
- Put CSS escape
\024Ein HTML text nodes
Key Takeaways
Type Ɏ directly, or use hex/decimal references
Ɏ ɎFor CSS stylesheets, use the escape in the content property
\024EUnicode U+024E — LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y WITH STROKE
Stroked Y (Ɏ); not macron Ȳ or plain Y; lowercase is ɏ (U+024F)
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Ɏ (hex), Ɏ (decimal), or \024E in CSS content. There is no named HTML entity for Ɏ. In UTF-8 you can also type Ɏ directly.U+024E (LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y WITH STROKE). Latin Extended-B block. Hex 024E, decimal 590. Used in Khmer romanization and linguistic notation. Lowercase form is U+024F (ɏ).Ɏ or Ɏ, or the CSS entity \024E. In UTF-8 pages you can type Ɏ directly.Explore More HTML Entities!
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