U+02CA "ˊ" Modifier Letter Acute Accent Unicode Character

U+02CA "ˊ" Modifier Letter Acute Accent is a diacritical mark used primarily in linguistic and phonetic transcription systems, such as the International Phonetic Alphabet, to indicate a high or rising tone or stress on a preceding syllable or letter. Unlike a standard combining acute accent that attaches directly to a base character, this modifier letter is a spacing character that stands alone as its own distinct glyph, allowing it to be placed with more flexibility in text. Its design resembles a narrow, slanted line rising from left to right, and it is encoded in the Unicode block for Spacing Modifier Letters, reflecting its function as a modifier rather than a standard punctuation or letter.