Latin alpha

Latin alpha (majuscule: Ɑ, minuscule: ɑ), script a, or single-story a is a letter of the Latin alphabet based on one lowercase form of a, or on the Greek lowercase alpha (α).

Although |ɑ| is normally just an allograph of ⟨a⟩, there are instances in which the two letters are distinguished: In Cameroon languages, ⟨Ɑ ɑ⟩ must look like the classical lowercase Greek alpha to better differentiate it from the letter a in script form.

U+1D45 ᵅ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL ALPHA is used in the Uralic Phonetic Alphabet.

[7] U+AB30 ꬰ LATIN SMALL LETTER BARRED ALPHA is used in the Teuthonista phonetic transcription system.

[8] U+AB64 ꭤ LATIN SMALL LETTER INVERTED ALPHA is used in Americanist phonetic notation.

The letter Latin alpha with a lowercase Greek alpha shape, as in the African reference alphabet or the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages
Latin a , Latin alpha, and Greek alpha , using the fonts: Arial , Times New Roman , Gentium , Doulos SIL , Cambria , Linux Libertine , Andron Mega Corpus, Courier New , and Consolas . Second row: italics , using the same fonts.