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"N̈", or "n̈" (referred to as n-diaeresis or n-umlaut) is a grapheme from several minor extended Latin alphabets, the letter N with a diaeresis mark.

It occurs in the orthographies of Jacaltec (a Mayan language), Malagasy (infrequently used), Tol language, and Cape Verdean Creole, in all four cases representing a velar [ŋ]. It is also used in the Boruca language, Nawdm language, Jersey Dutch, and Ocaina language.

Encoding

"N̈" and "n̈" appear in very few languages, so they are not represented on any computer keyboard in any language.

Neither "N̈" nor "n̈" have precomposed forms in the Unicode character set, meaning their only representation is as a combining sequence of a letter "N" (or "n") followed by a combining diaeresis U+0308.

"N̈" and "n̈" are not available as HTML entities.

In popular culture

The letter is probably best known for its use in the title of the fictional band Spın̈al Tap. Its use there parodies the metal umlaut used gratuitously by several actual bands, such as Blue Öyster Cult, Motörhead, and Mötley Crüe. According to fictional musician David St. Hubbins, "it's like a pair of eyes; you're looking at the umlaut, and it's looking at you".

The video game Borderlands 2 contains a boss named Captain̈ Flyn̈t.

American children's animated series Hanazuki: Full of Treasures logo stylized using umlauts as Han̈azüki.

References

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+{{short description|Latin letter N with diaeresis}}
-"'''N̈'''", or "'''n̈'''" (referred to as '''n-diaeresis''') is a glyph that represents a letter from several minor extended [[Latin alphabet]]s, the letter '''[[N]]''' with an [[umlaut (diacritic)|umlaut]].
+{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}[[File:Latin_letter_N_with_diaeresis.svg|thumb]]
+"'''N̈'''", or "'''n̈'''" (referred to as '''n-diaeresis''' or '''n-umlaut''') is a [[grapheme]] from several minor extended [[Latin alphabet]]s, the letter '''[[N]]''' with a [[Two dots (diacritic)|diaeresis mark]].
+It occurs in the orthographies of [[Jakaltek language|Jacaltec]] (a [[Mayan languages|Mayan language]]), [[Malagasy language|Malagasy]] (infrequently used), [[Tol language]], and [[Cape Verdean Creole]], in all four cases representing a velar {{IPAblink|ŋ}}. It is also used in the [[Boruca language]], [[Nawdm language]], [[Jersey Dutch language|Jersey Dutch]], and [[Ocaina language]].
-== Letter N̈ ==
-The letter "N̈" occurs in [[Jacaltec]], a [[Mayan]] dialect, and [[Malagasy]].
-== Typography ==
+==Encoding==
-The "N̈" appears in very few languages, and is thus not represented on any [[computer keyboard]]s in any languages.  It is also not available as an [[HTML entity]].
+"N̈" and "n̈" appear in very few languages, so they are not represented on any [[computer keyboard]] in any language.
+Neither "N̈" nor "n̈" have precomposed forms in the [[Unicode]] character set, meaning their only representation is as a combining sequence of a letter "N" (or "n") followed by a [[combining character|combining]] diaeresis U+0308.
-==Usage==
-The letter is probably most commonly known for its use in the title of the [[List_of_fictional_music_groups|fictional band]] [[Spinal Tap (band)|Spin̈al Tap]].  It is used as a parody of the [[heavy metal umlaut]] used gratuitously by several actual bands.
+"N̈" and "n̈" are not available as [[HTML entity|HTML entities]].
-==Unicode==
-Neither "N̈" nor "n̈" are characters in the [[Unicode]] character set, and have to be represented as a letter "N" (or "n") and combining diaeresis U+0308.
+==In popular culture==
-{{Latin alphabet}}
+The letter is probably best known for its use in the title of the fictional band [[Spinal Tap (band)|Spın̈al Tap]]. Its use there parodies the [[metal umlaut]] used gratuitously by several actual bands, such as [[Blue Öyster Cult]], [[Motörhead]], and [[Mötley Crüe]]. According to fictional musician [[David St. Hubbins]], "it's like a pair of eyes; you're looking at the umlaut, and it's looking at you".
+The video game ''[[Borderlands 2]]'' contains a boss named Captain̈ Flyn̈t.
-[[Category:Diacritics|N-umlaut]]
-[[Category:Uncommon Latin letters|N-umlaut]]
+American children's animated series ''[[Hanazuki: Full of Treasures]]'' logo stylized using umlauts as ''Han̈azüki''.
-[[fr:N̈]]
+==See also==
+* [[Eñ]]
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+{{Latin script|N|diaeresis}}
+[[Category:Latin letters with diacritics]]
+[[id:Umlaut#N̈n̈]]
+{{linguistics-stub}}