U+02D0 "ː" Modifier Letter Triangular Colon Unicode Character

Unicode Version 18.0

ː
Source: Noto Sans Source: Browser Default

U+02D0 "ː" Modifier Letter Triangular Colon is a typographic symbol used primarily in the International Phonetic Alphabet to indicate a long vowel or consonant, signifying that the preceding sound is held for an extended duration. Its shape resembles two small, horizontally stacked triangles or an elongated colon, distinguishing it from the standard punctuation colon to avoid confusion in phonetic transcription.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
ː
HTML Hex Encoding
ː
UTF-8 Encoding
0xCB 0x90
UTF-16 Encoding
0x02D0
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000002D0
C/C++/Java Escape
\u02d0