U+02D0 "ː" Modifier Letter Triangular Colon Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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.
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Modifier Letter Low Acute Accent
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U+02D1
Modifier Letter Half Triangular Colon
General Properties
Code Point
U+02D0
Name
Modifier Letter Triangular Colon
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
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Common