Q with hook tail

Q with hook tail (majuscule: Ɋ, minuscule: ɋ) is a letter of the extended Latin alphabet, based on the letter Q. It was introduced by Lutheran missionaries in Papua New Guinea for use in the Numanggang language in the 1930s or 1940s. In 2002, it was decided to discontinue using Q with hook tail.[1] It is still used in the Kâte language to represent a voiced labial-velar plosive.

In some forms of handwriting for English (and presumably other languages based on the Latin alphabet), lowercase q always has a hook tail. This is particularly evident in geometric sans-serif typefaces used to teach children how to write.

Unicode

Character information
PreviewɊɋ
Unicode nameLATIN CAPITAL LETTER
SMALL Q WITH HOOK TAIL
LATIN SMALL LETTER
Q WITH HOOK TAIL
Encodingsdecimalhexdecimalhex
Unicode586U+024A587U+024B
UTF-8201 138C9 8A201 139C9 8B
Numeric character referenceɊɊɋɋ

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