db ligature

Db ligature
ȸ
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
Typealphabetic
Sound values[b̪]

The db ligature, ȸ, is a typographic ligature of Latin d and b, and used in Africanist linguistics for the transcription of certain African languages to represent [b̪], for example in the Zulu sequence [ɱȸv]. ȸ was added to Unicode 4.1 in 2005, as U+0238 LATIN SMALL LETTER DB DIGRAPH. As of 2010, only a handful of fonts can display the character. These include Charis SIL, Code2000, Doulos SIL, Ubuntu, and DejaVu fonts.

Unicode character

Character information
Preview ȸ
Unicode name LATIN SMALL LETTER DB DIGRAPH
Encodings decimal hex
Unicode 568 U+0238
UTF-8 200 184 C8 B8
Numeric character reference ȸ ȸ

See also

  • ȹ, its voiceless counterpart

References

  • Pullum, Geoffrey K.; Ladusaw, William A. (1996). Phonetic Symbol Guide. University of Chicago Press. p. 159.
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