Latin Small Letter P With Stroke Through Descender Letter
ꝑ is a special Latin letter form of small p with a distinctive stroke through its descender.
U+A751
ꝑ is a Unicode character used when a text needs a specific letter shape rather than a standard “p”. It’s part of the Latin Extended block. This page helps you copy the character and use it correctly in documents, designs, and code.
Latin Small Letter P With Stroke Through Descender Letter Meaning
ꝑ is the lowercase form of a letter “p” that includes a stroke through the descender. In practice, its meaning is not about a separate concept; it’s primarily about typography and accurate letterforms. People use ꝑ to match manuscripts, paleography-inspired fonts, or scholarly editions where distinct variants of “p” are required. Because it has its own Unicode code point (U+A751), using ꝑ directly is more reliable than substituting a visually similar “p” in systems that support Unicode. It’s especially useful in linguistics, historical text rendering, and design workflows that require consistent glyphs.
Common uses
- •Accurately typesetting historical or manuscript-like Latin text that distinguishes a special “p” form
- •Producing scholarly or edited documents where letter variants must be preserved
- •Designing posters, book covers, or typographic mockups that require the exact glyph
- •Rendering specific glyph sets in custom fonts or layout tools that map to Unicode characters
- •Writing and publishing content that needs consistent copy/paste of the exact Unicode character
Examples
ꝑ Latin Small Letter P with Stroke
- ꝑꝑ exemplo
- ꝑꝑ pɭaꝑa
- ꝑꝑ latin_extended
- ꝑꝑ in a title
- ꝑverba ꝑ
Variations
Technical codes
| Unicode | U+A751 | |
| HTML Entity | ꝑ | |
| HTML Code | ꝑ | |
| CSS | \A751 |
FAQ
What is ꝑ, and is it different from the normal letter “p”?
Yes. ꝑ is a specific Unicode character (U+A751) representing a “p” form with a stroke through the descender. A standard “p” is a different character with a different glyph design.
How do I copy ꝑ for use in documents or web text?
Copy the character directly (ꝑ) from this page. For HTML, you can also use the entity ꝑ.
What does U+A751 mean for developers?
U+A751 is the Unicode code point for ꝑ. You can use CSS escapes like \\A751 or JavaScript escapes like \\u{A751} when your environment supports Unicode escape sequences.
Will ꝑ display correctly on all devices?
Display depends on whether the active font supports the glyph. If a font lacks the character, you may see a fallback glyph or a missing-character box.