Upside Down C
ɔ is a c that opens to the right.
A c looks like a circle with a gap on its right. Rotate it half a turn and the gap faces left, which is exactly the outline of ɔ. Unicode already had that shape as the open o (U+0254), so no lookalike from another script is needed. The capital is Ɔ (U+0186, Latin Capital Letter Open O).
| Normal letter | C |
|---|---|
| Flipped | ɔ |
| Unicode name | Latin Small Letter Open O |
| Code point | U+0254 |
| Capital form | Ɔ (U+0186) |
Where you will see ɔ
Unlike most flipped letters, ɔ is not just a joke character. It is a working letter in the alphabets of Akan, Ewe and several other West African languages, and in the IPA it marks an open-mid back rounded vowel. That wide use means almost every system font includes it.
Copy and paste examples
cool→looɔcoffee→ǝǝɟɟoɔmusic→ɔᴉsnɯscooter→ɹǝʇooɔs
Good to know
Why does a flipped c look like a backwards c?
Rotating c by 180 degrees mirrors it left to right as well as top to bottom. Because c is symmetric from top to bottom, the result is identical to a plain left-right mirror.
All the flipped letters are listed on the letters page, or type a whole sentence into the upside down text generator.