Hexadecimal HTML | ALT+Decimal | Glyph | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Dz | 0498 | Dz | Latin Capital D Small Z Digraph |
Dž | 0453 | Dž | Latin Capital D Small Z Digraph with caron |
DZ | 0497 | DZ | Latin Capital DZ Digraph |
dz | 0499 | dz | Latin Lower DZ Digraph |
DŽ | 0452 | DŽ | Latin Capital DZ Digraph with caron |
dž | 0454 | dž | Latin Lower DZ Digraph with caron |
ʣ | 0675 | ʣ | Latin Lower DZ Ligature |
ʥ | 0677 | ʥ | Latin Lower DZ Ligature with curl |
Hexadecimal HTML | ALT+Decimal | Glyph | Description |
---|---|---|---|
IJ | 0306 | IJ | Latin Capital Ligature IJ |
ij | 0307 | ij | Latin Lower Ligature IJ |
Hexadecimal HTML | ALT+Decimal | Glyph | Description |
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Lj | 0456 | Lj | Capital L Small J Digraph |
LJ | 0455 | LJ | Latin Capital LJ Digraph |
lj | 0457 | lj | Latin Lower LJ Digraph |
Hexadecimal HTML | ALT+Decimal | Glyph | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Nj | 0459 | Nj | Capital N Small J Digraph |
NJ | 0458 | NJ | Latin Capital NJ Digraph |
nj | 0460 | nj | Latin Lower NJ Digraph |
Hexadecimal HTML | ALT+Decimal | Glyph | Description |
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English: The letter ET looks like the digit 7, but was replaced by the ampersand. | |||
character not available | |||
English: This character was once a letter representing ET and evolved from looking like the digit 7, but relegated as a special symbol. | |||
& | 0038 | & | & Ampersand |
English and Spanish: These are just the letters A and E smashed together! | |||
Æ | 0198 | Æ | Æ Latin Capital ASH or AE Ligature |
æ | 0230 | æ | æ Latin Lower ASH or AE Ligature |
Ǽ | 0508 | Ǽ | Latin Capital ASH or AE Ligature with acute |
ǽ | 0509 | ǽ | Latin Lower ASH or AE Ligature with acute |
Ǣ | 0482 | Ǣ | Latin Capital ASH or AE Ligature with macron |
ǣ | 0483 | ǣ | Latin Lower ASH or AE Ligature with macron |
English and Spanish: This is just the letter D with a line through it. It was used for the sound "th". | |||
Ð | 0208 | Ð | Latin Capital ETH |
ð | 0240 | ð | Latin Lower ETH |
English and Spanish: These are just the letters O and E smashed together. | |||
Œ | 0338 | Œ | Œ Latin Capital ETHEL or Ligature OE |
ɶ | 0630 | ɶ | Latin Letter Small Capital ETHEL or Ligature OE |
œ | 0339 | œ | œ Latin Small ETHEL or Ligature OE |
English: This looks like a fancy letter N. | |||
Ŋ | 0330 | Ŋ | Latin Capital ENG |
ŋ | 0331 | ŋ | Latin Lower ENG |
This looks like a pairing of the capital letter E with a lower case letter F. | |||
Ʃ | 0425 | Ʃ | Latin Capital ESH |
ʃ | 0643 | ʃ | Latin Lower ESH |
ʆ | 0646 | ʆ | Latin Lower ESH with curl |
This is borrowed from the Greek alphabet. No Latin upper case version available. | |||
ɸ | 0632 | ɸ | Latin Lower PHI |
English and Spanish: The letter W replaced it. | |||
Ƿ | 0503 | Ƿ | Latin Capital WYNN (sound of W) |
ƿ | 0447 | ƿ | Latin Lower WYNN (sound of W) |
English and Spanish: This letter represents the present combo of the "th" sound, but since many typesetters didn't have that character, they used the letter "y" | |||
Þ | 0222 | Þ | Latin Capital THORN |
þ | 0254 | þ | Latin Lower THORN |
English: The letter THAT is the letter THORN with a hat on top. It was shorthand for the word "that." | |||
character not available | |||
English: This character looked too much like the letter "F" | |||
ſ | 0383 | ſ | Latin Lower long S |
ẛ | 7835 | ẛ | Latin Lower long S with dot above |
English: The letter Insular G was an ascendent of the letter YOGH, but when the letter "G" was invented, this letter was no longer needed. | |||
Ᵹ | 42877 | Ᵹ | Latin Capital Insular G |
ᵹ | 7545 | ᵹ | Latin Lower Insular G |
English and Spanish: This looks like the number 3 | |||
Ȝ | 0540 | Ȝ | Latin Capital YOGH (sounds of Y, G or another letter) |
ȝ | 0541 | ȝ | Latin Lower YOGH (sounds of Y, G or another letter) |
Looks like the letter "B". | |||
ẞ | 7838 | ẞ | Latin Capital Sharp S |
ß | 0223 | ß | Latin Lower Sharp S |
Spanish: CH (the "ch" sound) was once a distinct letter of the Spanish alphabet until 1994. The letters "c" and "h" form the redundant letter. | |||
Ch | 0067 (C) 0104 (h) | Ch | Latin Capital C Lower H Digraph |
ch | 0099 (c) 0104 (h) | ch | Latin Lower C Lower H Digraph |
Resurrection Idea: LETTER CHAY: A "C" TILDE to represent "CH" | |||
C̃ | 0067 (C) 0771 | C̃ | Latin Capital CHAY or C with tilde |
c̃ | 0099 (c) 0771 | c̃ | Latin Lower CHAY or C with tilde |
Spanish: LL (sounded like the English letter "Y") was once a distinct letter of the Spanish alphabet until 1994. A double "L" made it redundant. | |||
Ll | 0076 (L) 0108 (l) | Ll | Latin Capital L Lower L Digraph |
ll | 0108 (l) 0108 (l) | ll | Latin Lower L Lower L Digraph |
Resurrection Idea: LETTER YAY: AN "L" TILDE to represent "LL" NOTE: The English "ll" blend will still be pronounced to sound like a long "L" and the Spanish "ll" blend might still be pronounced like a "Y" but with a slight "J" sound before it! If the L TILDE is used, then it must be pronounced like the Spanish "ll" sound. | |||
L̃ | 0076 (L) 0771 | L̃ | Latin Capital YAY or L with tilde |
l̃ | 0108 (l) 0771 | l̃ | Latin Lower YAY or L with tilde |
Spanish: RR (the rolling "R") hasn't been an official Spanish letter since the 1800s century. A double "R" made it redundant. | |||
Rr | 0082 (R) 0114 (r) | Rr | Latin Capital R Lower R Digraph |
rr | 0114 (r) 0114 (r) | rr | Latin Lower R Lower R Digraph |
Resurrection Idea: LETTER RAY: AN "R" TILDE to represent "RR" NOTE: The English "rr" blend will still be pronounced to sound like a long "r" and the Spanish "rr" blend might still be pronounced like a trilled (or rolling) "R". If the R TILDE is used, then it must be pronounced like a rolling Spanish "r" as intended. | |||
R̃ | 0082 (R) 0771 | R̃ | Latin Capital RAY or R with tilde |
r̃ | 0114 (r) 0771 | r̃ | Latin Lower RAY or R with tilde |
New Letter Idea: LETTER WAY: A "W" TILDE to represent "WW" NOTE: The English "ww" blend will still be pronounced to sound like a long "w" and but if the W TILDE is used, then it must be pronounced like a trilled (or rolling) "W". Since the Spanish Alphabet uses the singular "w" only in words of foreign origin, the Spanish Alphabet could adapt the new letter into new words or just use the trilling "ww" blend for new Spanish words. | |||
W̃ | 0087 (W) 0771 | W̃ | Latin Capital WAY or W with tilde |
w̃ | 0119 (w) 0771 | w̃ | Latin Lower WAY or W with tilde |
ch, ph (the "f" sound), sh, th, wh
Consonant blends include bl, br, ck, cl, cr, dg, dj, dr, fl, fr, gh, gl, gr, kn, ng, pl, pr, qu (the "kw" sound), sc, sch, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, spl, st, sw, tch, tr, tw, wr.
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