Characters with a similar style: • · · · ⋅ · .
The semi-long sign ( ˑ ) is a symbol of the International Phonetic Alphabet , denoting the semi-long meaning of a previous vowel or syllable consonant . It has the shape of a triangular point, apex downwards in the middle and can be confused with interpunkt (·).
| Semi-long sign (half triangular colon) | ||||||||||||
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| ˑ | ||||||||||||
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| Specifications | ||||||||||||
| Title | modifier letter half triangular colon | |||||||||||
| Unicode | U + 02D1 | |||||||||||
| HTML code | ˑ or ˑ | |||||||||||
| UTF-16 | 0x2D1 | |||||||||||
| URL code | % CB% 91 | |||||||||||
| Semi-longs sign | |
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Picture
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| MFA number | 504 |
| HTML (decimal) | & # 721; |
| X-SAMPA | : \ |
Examples
| Tongue | Word | MFA | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | beat | [ b i ˑ t ] | 'beat' |
See also
- Longitude sign
- Short
- Long and short vowels
- Longitude (phonetics)
Links
- IPA: suprasegmentals (English) . International Phonetic Association (2005). The appeal date is October 28, 2017.
- ˑ symbol on graphemica.com
- ˑ symbol on Scriptsource.org