ɡ

Alternative forms
Often called the 'open-tailed g'. Both open-tail and double-loop  are acceptable in IPA transcription, but the open-tailed  is traditional. Similarly, the superscript letter may be but is more commonly.

Letter

 * 1)  a voiced velar plosive.
 * 2)  -onset (prestopping / preocclusion / preplosion), -release, -coloring, or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic.
 * A voiced velar as opposed to voiced uvular click; specifically:
 * velar dental click (old-style ),
 * velar alveolar click (old-style ),
 * velar palatal click (old-style ),
 * velar lateral click (old-style ),
 * velar bilabial click ,
 * velar retroflex click or ad hoc  (old-style ).
 * Placement after the click letter – e.g. – may imply an audible velar release.
 * See also 𐞒, ᵏ|, ᵑ|.