P with hook

The letter Ƥ (minuscule: ƥ), called P with hook, is a letter of the Latin alphabet based on the letter p. It is used in some alphabets of African languages such as Serer.^[1]

Writing systemLatin script

Typealphabetic

Language of originSerer language

Sound values[ɓ̥]

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P with hook
Ƥ ƥ
Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	alphabetic
Language of origin	Serer language
Sound values	[ɓ̥]
In Unicode	U+01A4, U+01A5
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

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The minuscule ƥ was formerly used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent a voiceless bilabial implosive (current IPA: [ɓ̥]). It was withdrawn in 1993.

The minuscule variant resembles a lowercase thorn (þ).