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O with loop

Latin letter O with loop

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O with loop (majuscule: , minuscule: ) is a letter used in a number of Medieval Nordic orthographies including Old Norse, Norwegian, and Icelandic. The letter was used as a scribal abbreviation during the Middle Ages to represent the phonemic /ǫ/, /ø:/, and /ey/.

01Computing codes

Character
Unicode name LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH LOOP LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH LOOP
Unicode A74C A74D
Decimal Code Ꝍ ꝍ
Hex Code ꝍ Ꝍ
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