ˑ

ˑ U+02D1, ˑ MODIFIER LETTER HALF TRIANGULAR COLON ← ː [U+02D0] Spacing Modifier Letters ˒ → [U+02D2]

Character variations

𐞂 U+10782, 𐞂 MODIFIER LETTER SUPERSCRIPT HALF TRIANGULAR COLON ← 𐞁 [U+10781] Latin Extended-F 𐞃 → [U+10783]

The IPA half colon isn't necessarily triangular. This typeface is Doulos SIL, one of four approved by the IPA.

See also: ː [U+02D0 MODIFIER LETTER TRIANGULAR COLON], · [U+00B7 MIDDLE DOT], and ꞏ [U+A78F LATIN LETTER SINOLOGICAL DOT]

Translingual

Design

Half of the triangular letter colon ⟨ː⟩ to indicate half of the extra length implied by the full letter colon ⟨ː⟩. A triangular variant of the letter half colon ⟨ꞏ⟩.

Symbol

ˑ

1. (IPA) half-long, that is, somewhat longer than the norm, but not as long as would be transcribed by ⟨ː⟩.
2. (superscript ⟨𐞂⟩, IPA) moderate extension of the featured indicated by a diacritic; e.g. [tʰ𐞂] (a t with somewhat lengthy aspiration, e.g. longer than [pʰ]).

Usage notes

The half colon ⟨ˑ⟩ may be contrasted or combined with the colon ⟨ː⟩, for example ⟨aˑ⟩ for a moderate length between short [a] and long [aː], or ⟨aːˑ⟩ for a length between long [aː] and extra-long [aːː].

See also

• ː