°

See also: º [U+00BA MASCULINE ORDINAL INDICATOR], ⁰ [U+2070 SUPERSCRIPT ZERO], ᵒ [U+1D52 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL O], ◌̊, ◦ [U+25E6 WHITE BULLET], and Appendix:Variations of "o"

° U+00B0, °
DEGREE SIGN
← ¯
[U+00AF] 		Latin-1 Supplement ± →
[U+00B1]

Translingual

Description

A small circle, to be placed at the top of the line.

Symbol

°

  1. degree of temperature
  2. degree, as used in angle or arc measure
    1. degree of latitude or longitude
  3. hour of time
  4. rod (unit of measure)
  5. See º for the masculine ordinal number indicator.
  6. See ˚ for the ring, a diacritical mark.
  7. (music) diminished

Coordinate terms
  • (time): ', "
  • (angles): ', "

Translations
Translations

French

Symbol

°

  1. (biography and genealogy) denoting birth, born
    Synonym: *
    Antonym: +
  • (°) (“born outside wedlock”)
  • °+ (“stillborn”)

Further reading
  • “Symboles de généalogie”, in Geneawiki‎, 2023 November 13 (last accessed), Sigles en généalogie

Latin

Symbol

°

  1. (biography and genealogy) denoting birth, born
    Synonym: *
    Antonym: †
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