ˑ

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

Character variations

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

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

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⟩.

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. (a t with somewhat lengthy aspiration, e.g. longer than ).

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

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