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˶ U+02F6, ˶
MODIFIER LETTER MIDDLE DOUBLE ACUTE ACCENT
˵
Spacing Modifier Letters ˷
See also: ˝

Translingual

Design

Rising intonation ⟨ˊ⟩ doubled and placed at x-height.

Symbol

˶

  1. (UPA) a rising tone.
  2. (UPA) the Swedish 'acute' (single) tone, as in a˶nden for IPA(key): 'the mallard'.
  3. (IPA, obsolete) an emphatic rising intonation.

Usage notes

(IPA): The mark is placed before the word or syllable that bears the intonation.

(UPA): The mark is placed after the vowel that bears the intonation.

See also

  • ˵ (emphatic falling intonation)