Middle-Welsh v

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File:U+1EFC and U+1EFD Middle Welsh V.png
Uppercase and lowercase Middle Welsh V

The Middle Welsh V, depicted as or , is a letter employed in Middle Welsh texts between the 13th and 14th centuries.[1] It represented the sounds of v, u, and w and – prior to inclusion in the Latin Extended Additional block of Unicode characters[2] – was typically represented by the letter w in transcriptions.

Unicode

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Character information
Preview
Unicode name LATIN CAPITAL LETTER MIDDLE-WELSH V LATIN SMALL LETTER MIDDLE-WELSH V
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 7932 U+1EFC 7933 U+1EFD
UTF-8 225 187 188 E1 BB BC 225 187 189 E1 BB BD
Numeric character reference Ỽ Ỽ ỽ ỽ

References

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Everson, Michael & al. "Proposal to add medievalist characters to the UCS". 30 Jan 2006. Accessed 18 Oct 2017.