| Lateral click (plain) | |
|---|---|
| ǁ | |
| ʖ | |
| IPA number | 180 |
| Encoding | |
| Entity (decimal) | ǁʖ |
| Unicode (hex) | U+01C1 U+0296 |
| X-SAMPA | |\|\ |
| Kirshenbaum | tl! |
| Braille |   |
| Voiced lateral click | |
|---|---|
| ǁ̬ | |
| ᶢǁ | |
| ʖ̬ | |
| ᶢʖ | |
| Encoding | |
| Kirshenbaum | dl! |
| Nasal lateral click | |
|---|---|
| ǁ̃ | |
| ᵑǁ | |
| ʖ̃ | |
| ᵑʖ | |
| Encoding | |
| Kirshenbaum | nl! |
The lateral clicks are a family of click consonants found only in African languages. The clicking sound used by equestrians to urge on their horses is a lateral click, although it is not a speech sound in that context. Lateral clicks are found throughout southern Africa and in two languages in Tanzania. The place of articulation is not known to be contrastive in any language, and typically varies from alveolar to palatal.