» Not to be confused with the unrelated ʒ. For the rune transcribed as ȝ, see Gyfu. The letter yogh (; Middle English: ) was used in Middle English and Middle Scots, representing y (/j/) and various velar phonemes. Velars are sounds that are usually made when the back of the tongue is pressed against the soft palate. They include the k in cat, the g in girl, and the ng (IPA [ŋ]) in hang. In Middle English writing, tailed z came to be indistinguishable from yogh. In Middle… (More on Yogh)