¦

See also: | [U+007C VERTICAL LINE]

¦ U+00A6, ¦ BROKEN BAR ← ¥ [U+00A5] Latin-1 Supplement § → [U+00A7]

￤ U+FFE4, ￤ FULLWIDTH BROKEN BAR ← ￣ [U+FFE3] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ￥ → [U+FFE5]

Translingual

Symbol

¦

1. (computing) Alternative form of |
2. (lexicography) Indicates that a syllable may have either primary stress, ⟨ˈ⟩, or secondary stress, ⟨ˌ⟩.

   The prefix retro- is pronounced in BrE as /¦retrəʊ/.

Usage notes

• In English, this symbol is called broken bar, broken vertical bar, or broken pipe.