0x26D

0x26D refers to the Unicode code point U+026D, which is the LATIN SMALL LETTER L WITH RETROFLEX HOOK (ɭ). Its uppercase counterpart is U+026C, LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L WITH RETROFLEX HOOK. These characters reside in the IPA Extensions block of Unicode and are used in precise phonetic transcription as part of the International Phonetic Alphabet.

In IPA usage, ɭ represents the retroflex lateral approximant, a consonant sound produced with a retroflex place of articulation and a lateral airflow. It is a relatively rare sound in English-speaking contexts but occurs in several languages of the Indian subcontinent and some Caucasian languages, among others. The symbol is employed both in deliberate phonetic transcription and in linguistic literature to denote that specific articulatory category.

Technically, ɭ is encoded as U+026D in Unicode. In UTF-8, the code point U+026D is encoded as the two-byte sequence 0xC9 0xAD. In plain text, it can be written using a Unicode escape such as U+026D or as a numeric character reference in HTML as ɭ. Rendering depends on fonts that include IPA Extensions, as not all fonts cover this character by default.