Latin Capital Letter P With Dot Above Letter
Ṗ is a capital “P” with a dot above, used for specific Latin-alphabet notations and languages.
U+1E56
Ṗ is a Latin Extended character: a capital P marked with a dot above. It’s commonly used in text where diacritics distinguish specific letters or sounds. Use it when standard “P” isn’t sufficient for your writing system or typographic needs.
Latin Capital Letter P With Dot Above Letter Meaning
Ṗ (U+1E56) is “LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P WITH DOT ABOVE.” Like other dotted or diacritic letters in the Latin Extended block, it helps differentiate a particular letter form from regular “P.” Depending on the language and transcription standard, the dot above may indicate a distinct pronunciation, phonetic value, or orthographic distinction. In practice, you’ll most often see Ṗ in properly encoded documents, linguistics-oriented text, internationalized typography, and settings that require exact Unicode characters rather than approximations.
Common uses
- •Writing or displaying languages/orthographies that use P with a dot above
- •Linguistics and phonetic transcription where dotted letters are required
- •Academic and documentation work needing exact Unicode characters
- •Designing multilingual interfaces and typographic layouts
- •Preparing consistent names/terms in forms, citations, or metadata
Examples
Ṗ (Latin Capital Letter P with Dot Above)
- ṖṖeter
- ṖṖavlov
- ṖThe letter Ṗ appears in this encoding test.
- ṖUse Ṗ when the dot above distinguishes the character.
- ṖSample text: Ṗṗ and related forms.
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+1E56 | |
| HTML Entity | Ṗ | |
| HTML Code | Ṗ | |
| CSS | \1E56 |
FAQ
What does the Latin Capital Letter P With Dot Above letter mean?
Ṗ (U+1E56) is “LATIN CAPITAL LETTER P WITH DOT ABOVE.” Like other dotted or diacritic letters in the Latin Extended block, it helps differentiate a particular letter form from regular “P.” Depending on the language and transcription standard, the dot above may indicate a distinct pronunciation, phonetic value, or orthographic distinction. In practice, you’ll most often see Ṗ in properly encoded documents, linguistics-oriented text, internationalized typography, and settings that require exact Unicode characters rather than approximations.
How do I copy Ṗ?
Select the character “Ṗ” on this page and copy/paste it into your document or design tool.
What is the Unicode code point for Ṗ?
Ṗ is U+1E56.
What HTML entity and escapes can I use for Ṗ?
HTML entity: Ṗ. CSS escape: \\1E56. JavaScript escape: \\u{1E56}.
Will “P.” or “Ṗ” work the same as Ṗ?
They may look similar, but they are not always the same Unicode character. For exact matching and consistent behavior, use Ṗ (U+1E56).