Ɱ

The letter Ɱ (minuscule: ɱ), called M with hook, meng, or emg, is a letter based on the letter M. Its minuscule ɱ is used to transcribe a voiced labiodental nasal in the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Ɱ ɱ

In Americanist phonetic transcription, the lowercase ɱ is used for transcribing a voiced labiodental nasal stop and the uppercase Ɱ for a voiceless labiodental nasal stop.[1]

Use on computers

The majuscule and the minuscule are located at U+2C6E and U+0271 in Unicode, respectively.

The Unicode U+0271 is used as a currency symbol for Monero because it looks like a combination of a lowercase "m" and lowercase "j". Thus, it is used as a shorthand for the Esperanto word "moneroj" ('coins').[2]

References
  1. ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 2/WG 2 Proposal summary form to accompany submissions for additions to the repertoire of ISO/IEC 10646
  2. "moneroj", Wiktionary, 2018-07-09, retrieved 2022-09-06
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