Latin Small Letter Is Letter
ꝭ is the Latin small letter Is (U+A76D) from the Latin Extended block.
U+A76D
ꝭ is a specialized Latin Extended character: Latin small letter is (U+A76D). You may see it in historical-style typography, transcription, or specialized fonts. This page helps you copy it correctly using common escape formats.
Latin Small Letter Is Letter Meaning
ꝭ, named “LATIN SMALL LETTER IS” (U+A76D), is a Latin Extended character. In practice, it’s primarily used as a typographic letter form rather than a punctuation or emoji. People encounter it when working with historical manuscripts, transliterations, or font styles that use distinct letter shapes for “is.” Because it’s a Unicode character, it can be handled consistently in text editors, web pages, and programming languages that support Unicode. If your document needs a specific historical-looking glyph, using this character directly is more reliable than substituting a similar-looking standard letter.
Common uses
- •Typing or editing historical-text transcriptions that require the specific “is” glyph
- •Using in typography/design layouts that need the Latin Extended letter form
- •Writing content for projects that preserve original-looking letter shapes (e.g., manuscript-inspired work)
- •Including in multilingual or paleography-related digital corpora
- •Developer use when encoding/decoding text that contains U+A76D
Examples
ꝭ — Latin Small Letter Is (U+A76D)
- ꝭtranscription: ꝭ
- ꝭsample text: ꝭ in a line of Latin
- ꝭmanuscript style: ꝭ appears like a distinct is-form
- ꝭfont test: ꝭ ꝭ ꝭ
- ꝭcopy/paste check: ꝭ
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+A76D | |
| HTML Entity | ꝭ | |
| HTML Code | ꝭ | |
| CSS | \A76D | |
| Alt Code | Alt + 42861 | |
| Decimal | 42861 |
How to type Latin Small Letter Is Letter (ꝭ)
On Windows
Hold Alt and type 42861 on the numeric keypad. In Word, type A76D then press Alt + X.
On Mac
Switch to the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, then hold Option and type A76D. Or press Control + Command + Space and search.
On Linux
Press Control + Shift + U, type a76d, then press Enter or Space.
Anywhere
Copy ꝭ 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 Is letter mean?
ꝭ, named “LATIN SMALL LETTER IS” (U+A76D), is a Latin Extended character. In practice, it’s primarily used as a typographic letter form rather than a punctuation or emoji. People encounter it when working with historical manuscripts, transliterations, or font styles that use distinct letter shapes for “is.” Because it’s a Unicode character, it can be handled consistently in text editors, web pages, and programming languages that support Unicode. If your document needs a specific historical-looking glyph, using this character directly is more reliable than substituting a similar-looking standard letter.
What is ꝭ called?
ꝭ is called the “LATIN SMALL LETTER IS” and its Unicode code point is U+A76D.
How can I copy ꝭ reliably?
Copy the character directly (ꝭ). For programming or HTML, you can also use ꝭ or the escapes like \\u{A76D}.
Why isn’t ꝭ the same as a regular “i” or “s”?
It’s a distinct Unicode character intended for a specific letter shape (“is” form). It may look different depending on the font.
Will it display correctly on all devices?
It depends on font support. Using a Unicode-capable editor/browser and a font that includes Latin Extended glyphs will give the best results.