In the majority of languages this letter represented a velar nasal (as in English singing).

Due to problems with the display of this letter in phones and computers, it is sometimes replaced by a similar letter Ŋ ŋ.

Free fonts that display it correctly include Quivira, Gentium and Andika.

The letter appeared in late 1920s in the New Turkic Alphabet, however it was borrowed by some other non-Turkic peoples of the Soviet Union during the Latinisation campaign.

In the Chechen alphabet the majuscule looked similar to minuscule, but has a larger size.