U+0250

Turned aɐ

Turned a is a monochrome text character from the Unicode IPA Extensions block, listed here under Latin Letters & Accents. Copy it with one click, or use the hex, octal, decimal and HTML entity codes below to embed it in web pages, code, and documents. It is often searched for as "letter", "phonetic", "upside", "down".

Quick facts

Unicode
U+0250
Decimal
592
Hex
0x0250
Octal
0o1120

Unicode identity

FormatValueCopy
Code pointOfficial Unicode notationU+0250
Official nameUnicodeData.txt, Unicode 18.0.0LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED A
DecimalBase 10592
HexadecimalBase 160x0250
OctalBase 80o1120
BinaryBase 20000001001010000
General categoryLetter, lowercaseLl
Unicode blockU+0250–U+02AFIPA Extensions
PlaneBasic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0)

HTML & CSS

FormatValueCopy
HTML entity (decimal)ɐ
HTML entity (hex)ɐ
CSS content escapeUse inside content: "…"\0250
URL encodedPercent-encoded UTF-8%C9%90

Programming languages

FormatValueCopy
JavaScript / TypeScript\u0250
JSONUTF-16 surrogate pairs\u0250
Python\u0250
Java / C# / Kotlin\u0250

Byte encodings

FormatValueCopy
UTF-82 bytesC9 90
UTF-16 (BE)0250
UTF-32 (BE)00000250

How to type Turned a

  • Windows

    Hold Alt and type +250 with the hex numeric keypad option enabled, or type 250 then press Alt+X in Word and most Office apps.

  • macOS

    Enable the Unicode Hex Input keyboard, hold Option, and type 0250. Or open Character Viewer (Control+Command+Space) and search "Turned a".

  • Linux

    Press Ctrl+Shift+U, type 250, then press Space or Enter in GTK apps. IBus and most terminals support the same sequence.

  • HTML, CSS & code

    Paste the character directly, or use the escapes above: ɐ in HTML, \0250 in CSS, and \u0250 in JavaScript.

Official Unicode reference

Character name
LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED A
Block
IPA Extensions (U+0250–U+02AF)
General category
Ll — Letter, lowercase

Data from the Unicode Character Database, version 18.0.0. See the official code chart for the IPA Extensions block: U0250.pdf (PDF, unicode.org).

Frequently asked questions

How do I copy the Turned a symbol?

Click the Copy button at the top of this page, or select ɐ and press Ctrl+C (Cmd+C on Mac). It is plain Unicode text, so it pastes into documents, chats, code, and design tools.

What is the Unicode code point for Turned a?

Turned a is U+0250 (decimal 592, hexadecimal 0x0250, octal 0o1120). It lives in the IPA Extensions block (U+0250–U+02AF) of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP, Plane 0).

What is the official Unicode name of Turned a?

The Unicode Standard (version 18.0.0) names this character "LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED A". Its General_Category is Ll (Letter, lowercase).

What is the HTML code for Turned a?

Use ɐ or ɐ. In CSS, use content: "\0250".

How do I type Turned a in code?

JavaScript: "\u0250". Python: "\u0250". JSON and Java: "\u0250". The UTF-8 byte sequence is C9 90.

Is Turned a an emoji?

No. Turned a is a text symbol and renders as a monochrome glyph in the current font. Some platforms may offer an emoji variant when U+FE0F is appended.

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