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  2. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks - Wikipedia

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    The second is a link to the article that details that symbol, using its Unicode standard name or common alias. (Holding the mouse pointer on the hyperlink will pop up a summary of the symbol's function.); The third gives symbols listed elsewhere in the table that are similar to it in meaning or appearance, or that may be confused with it;

  3. Circumflex - Wikipedia

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    The circumflex is known as hirnod "long sign" or acen grom "crooked accent", but more usually and colloquially as to bach "little roof". It lengthens a stressed vowel (a, e, i, o, u, w, y), and is used particularly to differentiate between homographs; e.g. tan and tân, ffon and ffôn, gem and gêm, cyn and cŷn, or gwn and gŵn. However the ...

  4. Caret - Wikipedia

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    Typewriter with French (AZERTY) keyboard: à, è, é, ç ù have dedicated keys; the circumflex and diaeresis accents have dead keys On typewriters designed for languages that routinely use diacritics (accent marks), there are two possible ways to type these: keys can be dedicated to precomposed characters (with the diacritic included); alternatively a dead key mechanism can be provided.

  5. Typeface anatomy - Wikipedia

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    Letters with descenders are g j p q y. An arching stroke is a shoulder as in the top of an R or sometimes just an arch, as in h n m. [4] A closed curved stroke is a bowl in b d o p q D O P Q; B has two bowls. A bowl with a flat end as in D P is a lobe. [8] A trailing outstroke, as in j y J Q R is a tail. The inferior diagonal stroke in K is a ...

  6. Triangular space - Wikipedia

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    It contains the scapular circumflex vessels. [7] Unlike the quadrangular space or the triangular interval, no major nerve passes through the triangular space. Muscles on the dorsum of the scapula, and the triceps brachii.

  7. Upsilon - Wikipedia

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    The usage of Y in Latin dates back to the first century BC. It was used to transcribe loanwords from Greek, so it was not a native sound of Latin and was usually pronounced /u/ or /i/ . The latter pronunciation was the most common in the Classical period and was used mostly by uneducated people.

  8. Dead key - Wikipedia

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    A dead key is a special kind of modifier key on a mechanical typewriter, or computer keyboard, that is typically used to attach a specific diacritic to a base letter. [1] The dead key does not generate a (complete) character by itself, but modifies the character generated by the key struck immediately after. Thus, a dedicated key is not needed ...

  9. List of musical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Musical symbols are marks and symbols in musical notation that indicate various aspects of how a piece of music is to be performed. There are symbols to communicate information about many musical elements, including pitch, duration, dynamics, or articulation of musical notes; tempo, metre, form (e.g., whether sections are repeated), and details about specific playing techniques (e.g., which ...