# ʔ

| ʔ | U+0294, &#660; LATIN LETTER GLOTTAL STOP |
| ← ʓ [U+0293] | IPA Extensions | ʕ → [U+0295] |
| ˀ | U+02C0, &#704; MODIFIER LETTER GLOTTAL STOP |
| ← ʿ [U+02BF] | Spacing Modifier Letters | ˁ → [U+02C1] |

## Translingual
### Pronunciation

* IPA:(file)

### Symbol

ʔ
* (IPA, UPA, NAPA) glottal stop; The symbol itself is referred to as a glottal stop or gelded question mark.
    (superscript ⟨ˀ⟩) glottalization or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [ʔ] – see ⟨ˀ⟩

### Derivations

* ʔ̞

### Gallery

* The caseless IPA letter used by a majority of languages
* The gelded question mark is a common graphic variant
* The superscript form used in Cayuga and Chiwere may be a Unicode approximation of the gelded question mark
* The capital form used in the Northwest Territories
* The lower-case form used in the Northwest Territories
* The caseless form used in Devanagari for the Yakkha language

## Chipewyan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔ/

### Letter

ʔ (no case)
* A letter of the Chipewyan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### Usage notes

Unicase letter only used in Saskatchewan. In the Northwest Territories, the casing pair ⟨Ɂ, ɂ⟩ is used.

## Comanche
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔ/

### Letter

ʔ (no case)
* A letter of the Comanche alphabet.

## Heiltsuk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔ/

### Letter

ʔ (no case)
* A letter of the Heiltsuk alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, A̓ a̓, B b, C c, C̓ c̓, D d, Ꟛ ꟛ, G g, Gv gv, Ǧ ǧ, Ǧv ǧv, H h, H̓ h̓, Ħ ħ, I i, Í í, I̓ i̓, K k, Kv kv, K̓ k̓, K̓v k̓v, L l, ʼL l̓, Ḷ ḷ, Ḷ́ ḷ́, ʼḶ ḷ̓, Ɫ ɫ, M m, ʼM m̓, Ṃ ṃ, Ṃ́ ṃ́, ʼṂ ṃ̓, N n, ʼN n̓, Ṇ ṇ, Ṇ́ ṇ́, ʼṆ ṇ̓, P p, P̓ p̓, Q q, Qv qv, Q̓ q̓, Q̓v q̓v, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, Ƛ ƛ, Ƛ̓ ƛ̓, U u, Ú ú, U̓ u̓, W w, ʼW w̓, X x, Xv xv, X̌ x̌, X̌v x̌v, Y y, ʼY y̓, Z z, ʔ

## Kashaya
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔ/

### Letter

ʔ (no case)
* A letter of the Kashaya alphabet, written in the Latin script.

## Kwak'wala
### Alternative forms

* ⟨ʼ⟩ in Uʼmista orthography (standard Kwakʼwala)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔ/

### Letter

ʔ (no case)
* (Liqʼwala dialect) A letter of the Kwak'wala alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* Uʼmista
* (Latin-script letters) A a, A̱ a̱, B b, D d, Dł dł, Dz dz, E e, G g, Gw gw, G̱ g̱, G̱w g̱w, H h, I i, K k, Kw kw, K̓ k̓, K̓w k̓w, Ḵ ḵ, Ḵw ḵw, Ḵ̓ ḵ̓, Ḵ̓w ḵ̓w, L l, ʼL ʼl, Ł ł, M m, ʼM ʼm, N n, ʼN ʼn, O o, P p, P̓ p̓, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, Tł tł, T̓ł t̓ł, Ts ts, T̓s t̓s, U u, W w, ʼW ʼw, X x, Xw xw, X̱ x̱, X̱w x̱w, Y y, ʼY ʼy, ʼ
* Liq̓ʷala
* (Latin-script letters) A a, Ə ə, B b, D d, Ꟛ ꟛ, Dᶻ dᶻ, E e, G g, Gʷ gʷ, Ǧ ǧ, Ǧʷ ǧʷ, H h, I i, K k, Kʷ kʷ, K̓ k̓, K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, Q q, Qʷ qʷ, Q̓ q̓, Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, L l, L̓ l̓, Ł ł, M m, M̓ m̓, N n, N̓ n̓, O o, P p, P̓ p̓, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, Ƛ ƛ, Ƛ̓ ƛ̓, C c, C̓ c̓, U u, W w, W̓ w̓, X x, Xʷ xʷ, X̌ x̌, X̌ʷ x̌ʷ, Y y, Y̓ y̓, ʔ

## Lushootseed
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔ/

### Letter

ʔ (no case)
* The first letter of the Lushootseed alphabet.

## Nootka
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔ/

### Letter

ʔ (no case)
* A letter of the Nuu-chah-nulth alphabet.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, Aa aa, B b, C c, C̓ c̓, Č č, Č̓ č̓, D d, E e, Ee ee, H h, Ḥ ḥ, I i, Ii ii, K k, K̓ k̓, Kʷ kʷ, K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, L l, L̓ l̓, Ł ł, Ƛ ƛ, Ƛ̓ ƛ̓, M m, M̓ m̓, N n, N̓ n̓, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Oo oo, P p, P̓ p̓, Q q, Q̓ q̓, Qʷ qʷ, Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, S s, Š š, T t, T̓ t̓, U u, Uu uu, W w, W̓ w̓, X x, Xʷ xʷ, X̣ x̣, X̣ʷ x̣ʷ, Y y, Y̓ y̓, ʕ, ʔ

## Okanagan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʔ/

### Letter

ʔ (no case)
* A letter of the Okanagan alphabet.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, C c, C̓ c̓, Ə ə, Ə́ ə́, Ɣ ɣ, Ɣ̓ ɣ̓, H h, Ḥ ḥ, I i, Í í, K k, K̓ k̓, Kʷ kʷ, K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, L l, L̓ l̓, Ł ł, Ɬ ɬ, Ƛ̓ ƛ̓, M m, M̓ m̓, N n, N̓ n̓, P p, P̓ p̓, Q q, Q̓ q̓, Qʷ qʷ, Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, R r, R̓ r̓, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, U u, Ú ú, W w, W̓ w̓, X x, Xʷ xʷ, X̌ x̌, X̌ʷ x̌ʷ, Y y, Y̓ y̓, ʕ, ʕ̓, ʕʷ, ʕ̓ʷ, ʔ

## Sechelt
### Letter

ʔ (no case)
* A letter of the Sechelt alphabet.

#### Usage notes

This letter is distinct from the small gelded question mark letter, ⟨ˀ⟩, that combines with resonants such as m n l w y.