Latin Small Letter Ezh Letter
ʒ (Latin Small Letter Ezh, U+0292) is a Latin Extended character often used to represent the “zh” sound.
U+0292
ʒ, also known as the Latin Small Letter Ezh, is a single character from the Latin Extended block. It’s commonly used in linguistics and transliteration to represent a “zh” sound. You can copy it directly or use standard escapes like HTML ʒ or CSS \0292.
Latin Small Letter Ezh Letter Meaning
ʒ (Unicode name: LATIN SMALL LETTER EZH, U+0292) is a Latin Extended character primarily used to represent the “zh” sound (the voiced postalveolar fricative), similar to the sound in English words like “measure.” Because it’s a single, dedicated letter rather than a digraph, it’s useful in phonetic notation, language descriptions, and transliteration systems where “zh” needs consistent typography. Outside of those contexts, it may appear in specialized writing systems, phonology notes, and academic or documentation text. If you encounter it as a code or glyph in a specific dataset, its interpretation depends on that system’s conventions.
Common uses
- •Linguistics and phonetics notes to write the “zh” sound
- •Transliteration schemes where “zh” is encoded as a single character
- •Academic writing for consistent phoneme representation
- •Typography and font testing for Latin Extended characters
- •Text labels or terms in language-learning materials
Examples
ʒ — Latin Small Letter Ezh (U+0292)
- ʒThe phoneme /ʒ/ contrasts with /ʃ/ in some languages.
- ʒIn this transliteration, ʒ represents the “zh” sound.
- ʒWrite the word with ʒ instead of “zh” for accuracy.
- ʒIPA-style text may include symbols like ʒ in narrow transcription.
- ʒCheck rendering of ʒ when testing a new font.
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+0292 | |
| HTML Entity | ʒ | |
| HTML Code | ʒ | |
| CSS | \0292 | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 658 | |
| Decimal | 658 |
How to type Latin Small Letter Ezh Letter (ʒ)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 658 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type 0292 then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type 0292. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type 0292, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy ʒ with the button above and paste it wherever you need it — this works on every device and in every app, with no keyboard shortcut to remember.
FAQ
What does the Latin Small Letter Ezh letter mean?
ʒ (Unicode name: LATIN SMALL LETTER EZH, U+0292) is a Latin Extended character primarily used to represent the “zh” sound (the voiced postalveolar fricative), similar to the sound in English words like “measure.” Because it’s a single, dedicated letter rather than a digraph, it’s useful in phonetic notation, language descriptions, and transliteration systems where “zh” needs consistent typography. Outside of those contexts, it may appear in specialized writing systems, phonology notes, and academic or documentation text. If you encounter it as a code or glyph in a specific dataset, its interpretation depends on that system’s conventions.
What is the Unicode code point for ʒ?
ʒ is Unicode code point U+0292 (Unicode name: LATIN SMALL LETTER EZH).
How can I copy ʒ into HTML?
You can use the HTML entity ʒ.
What are the CSS and JavaScript escapes for ʒ?
CSS escape: \0292. JavaScript (Unicode code point escape): \u{0292}.
Does ʒ always mean the “zh” sound?
In most common linguistic and transliteration contexts, yes—it’s used for the “zh” sound. If you see it in another specific system (fonts, encodings, datasets), the exact meaning follows that system’s conventions.