˘

See also: ◌̆ and ꭛

˘	U+02D8, ˘ BREVE

← ˗
[U+02D7]

Spacing Modifier Letters

˙ →
[U+02D9]

Translingual

Symbol

˘

(poetry) Used to mark a short/unstressed syllable in a metrical foot or verse: e.g. ⟨˘ˉ⟩ iamb, ⟨ˉ˘⟩ trochee, ⟨˘˘⟩ pyrrhic. Also placed over vowel letters: see ⟨◌̆⟩.

See also

⟨ˉ⟩ (long syllable)

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