◌˞

˞ U+02DE, ˞ MODIFIER LETTER RHOTIC HOOK ← ˝ [U+02DD] Spacing Modifier Letters ˟ → [U+02DF]

There are precomposed Unicode characters for the inline rotic vowels ⟨ɚ⟩ and ⟨ɝ⟩, but not for the superscript forms (shown here), which require the combining hook: ⟨ᵊ˞⟩, ⟨ᶟ˞⟩.

See also: ɚ, ɝ, and ꭋ

Translingual

Etymology

• An abbreviated cursive 𝓇 joined to the vowel.

Diacritical mark

◌˞

1. (IPA) A rhotic hook; the standard diacritic used to show rhotacism

Synonyms

• (dated) ʳ
• (dated) ʴ

Derived terms

• ɚ
• ɝ

User notes

⟨ʳ⟩ and ⟨ʴ⟩ are obsolete as generic IPA markers of a rhotic vowel. However, especially narrow transcription of English dialects may indicate a rhotic vowel with a more-precise choice of articulation than ⟨◌˞⟩, such as ⟨ᶹ⟩, ⟨ʴ⟩ or ⟨ʵ⟩, for example [ɑᶹ], [ɑʴ] or [ɑʵ] for phonemic /ɑ˞/.

In a supporting font, the diacritic will accommodate superscript letters, such as ⟨ᵊ˞ ᶟ˞⟩

References

• “The International Phonetic Alphabet (revised to 2015)”, in IPA Association‎^[1], 2015, retrieved 6 August 2017