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Reversed F (ꟻ f ) is an additional Latin script letter used in epigraphic inscriptions to abbreviate the words filia[1] or femina.[2] It was also formerly used in the writing of the Abaza, the Abkhaz, the Adyghe and the Kabardian languages in the 1920s and 1930s.[3]

Epitaph of Fuscus at Arrien-en-Bethmale (Ariège) with reversed F to abbreviate the word filiae.

Computing codes

Epigraphic reversed F can be represented with the following Unicode (Latin Extended-D) characters, the lowercase however is not supported by Unicode.

Character information
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Unicode name LATIN EPIGRAPHIC LETTER REVERSED F
Encodings decimal hex
Unicode 43003 U+A7FB
UTF-8 234 159 187 EA 9F BB
Numeric character reference ꟻ ꟻ

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