/ /

See also: //

/ U+002F, / SOLIDUS ← . [U+002E] Basic Latin 0 → [U+0030]

Translingual

Punctuation mark

/ /

1. (linguistics) delimiter for phonemic transcription.

   The second /l/ in the English word "little" is actually pronounced [ɫ̩], not that people usually notice.

2. (Internet, text messaging) Encloses text that should be taken as italicized (used in contexts where true italics are unavailable)
   • 1999 March 21, Raymond McKeithen II, “Re: Super GT is NOT coming to DC...” rec.games.video.sega, Usenet

     I tried to find this sort of information in some of the reviews of DC SR2, but /every/ one I've read (fansites and professional) was written from the graphics-whore-viewpoint, and didn't talk much about such "nonessential" things as gameplay or car selection and handling.

   • 2010, "Simon Brooke", Re: SPOILER (stage 8) - days when you wish the stage was 5k longer.... (on newsgroup uk.rec.cycling.moderated)

     Yes, you /can/ win by sitting in the wheels consistently and never doing any work. But it isn't admirable.

Synonyms

• (faux italics): * *, _ _

Coordinate terms

• [ ] (encloses phonetic transcription)
• ⟨ ⟩ (encloses orthographic transcription)
• \ \ (encloses polyphonemic transcription)
• ⫽ ⫽ (encloses morphophonemic transcription)