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A single-storey script g, for a hard g sound.
Also known as: ɡ, Script g, Single-storey g, Voiced velar stop
In the International Phonetic Alphabet this letter denotes a voiced velar plosive: the tongue-back closure of k released with the vocal folds vibrating. It is the first sound of English go.
Denotes a voiced velar plosive, articulated as for the voiceless velar plosive but with vocal-fold vibration.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Is encoded separately from the ordinary letter g so that the single-storey form the chart prints can be specified, though the Association treats the two shapes as the same symbol.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A single-storey letter g: a closed bowl above the writing line with a curve descending below it and turning to the left.