˘

See also: ◌̆ and ꭛

˘ U+02D8, ˘ BREVE ← ˗ [U+02D7] Spacing Modifier Letters ˙ → [U+02D9]

Character variations

⏑ U+23D1, ⏑ METRICAL BREVE ← ⏐ [U+23D0] Miscellaneous Technical ⏒ → [U+23D2]

Translingual

Symbol

˘

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

See also

• ⟨ˉ⟩ (long syllable)