Ʌ

Ʌ (Latin Capital Letter Turned V, U+0245) This distinctive character visually appears as an uppercase 'V' rotated 180 degrees, effectively an upside-down 'V'. Its primary purpose lies in linguistic applications, particularly in the orthographies of various African languages, where it can represent specific phonetic sounds. While the lowercase equivalent, ʌ (LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED V), is more widely recognized in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for the "strut" vowel sound (as in the English word "cup"), the capital form ensures comprehensive coverage for diverse writing systems. Added to Unicode in the Latin Extended-B block, it highlights the expansion of the Latin script to accommodate sounds beyond its original scope, standing alongside its regular 'V' counterpart as a testament to linguistic diversity.