Ǝ

Ǝ

Ǝ

Latin letter turned E

For the Eminem video collection, see E (video). For the logical operator ∃, see Existential quantification. For the Japanese kana ヨ, see Yo (kana). For the similar looking Phoenician letter 𐤄, see He (letter). For the small IPA symbol ɘ, see Close-mid central unrounded vowel.
Not to be confused with Schwa (Ə).

Ǝ ǝ (turned E or reversed E) is an additional letter of the Latin alphabet used in African languages using the Pan-Nigerian alphabet. The minuscule is based on a rotated e and the capital form majuscule Ǝ, based on a reversed (mirrored) majuscule E.

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The letter compared with E/e, in fonts Arial, Times New Roman, Cambria, and Gentium Plus

It is not to be confused with U+2203 ∃ THERE EXISTS, the existential quantifier used in logic, or with U+0259 ə LATIN SMALL LETTER SCHWA (uppercase Ə), which is used as a phonetic symbol and as a letter in Latin-based orthographies, such as Azerbaijani and the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages.[1]

In MacOS with the U.S. Extended keyboard, the letters Ǝ ǝ are made with ⌥ Opt+⇧ Shift+: followed by E e respectively.

The letter has been used by American rapper Eminem in order to stylize his stage name.

Unicode encodings

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References

  1. [1]
    Wells, J. C. (2014-09-25). Sounds Interesting. Cambridge University Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-107-07470-5.
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