| Ȳ | |
|---|---|
| Ȳ ȳ | |
 | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Latin |
| Type | Alphabet |
| Language of origin | Cornish |
| Sound values | /yː/ |
| In Unicode | U+0232, U+0233 |
| History | |
| Sisters | |
| Other | |
| Writing direction | Left-to-right |
Ȳ (or ȳ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet. Its form is derived from the Latin letter Y (Y y) with the addition of a macron.
In modern dictionaries and textbooks for Latin and Old English, ȳ may be used to indicate a long "y" ([yː]). In Latin, this only occurs in loanwords. It is used in Cornish, and was used in Livonian.[1]
Unicode
| Preview | Ȳ | ȳ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicode name | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y WITH MACRON | LATIN SMALL LETTER Y WITH MACRON | ||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 562 | U+0232 | 563 | U+0233 |
| UTF-8 | 200 178 | C8 B2 | 200 179 | C8 B3 |
| Numeric character reference | Ȳ | Ȳ | ȳ | ȳ |
See also
- U with macron (Cyrillic) (Ӯ, ӯ) - a similar looking character