ɪn ˈʌpsaɪddˌaʊn tˈɛkst, ðə lˈɛɾɚɹ ɪn lˈoʊɚkˌeɪs fˈɔːɹm ɪz ˈɔfən jˈuːzd æz ɐ sˈʌbstɪtˌuːt fɔːɹ tˈɜːnd dʒˈiː fɔːɹ ɪts wˈaɪdɚɹ ɐvˌeɪləbˈɪlᵻɾi ɪn fˈɔnts sˈʌtʃ ɐz vɜːdˈɑːnɚ ɹˈɛf ænd dʒˈɔːɹdʒə ðɐn ˈʌðɚ sˈʌbstɪtˌuːts, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə ɹˈiːəl jˈuːnɪkˌoʊd tˈɜːnddʒˈiː ænd ɐnˈʌðɚ sˈʌbstɪtˌuːt, bˌiːhˈʊk.
In upside-down text, the letter in lowercase form is often used as a substitute for turned g (for its wider availability in fonts such as Verdana Ref and Georgia than other substitutes, such as the real Unicode turned-g and another substitute, Ɓ).