Stress mark
ˈ
The emphasis mark ( ) of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) indicates that the following syllable emphasis has primary (main emphasis). It is put before the stressed syllable. Its IPA number is 501, the Unicode Standard Number ( UCS ) is U + 02C8.
Examples of the use of the stress symbol are the words:
- German cash register [ˈkasə]
- engl. because (because) [bɪˈkʌz] ( AE )
- ital. mangiare (to eat) [manˈdʒaːre]
Do not confuse the accent symbol with the apostrophe (').
Placement of similar signs
| character | Surname | Unicode character value |
|---|---|---|
| ' | Typographically correct apostrophe | U + 2019 |
| ' | Replacement character of the apostrophe | U + 0027 |
| ˌ | Secondary stress mark ( IPA ) | U + 02CC |
| ´ | Acute | U + 00B4 |
| ` | Grave accent | U + 0060 |
| ' | Typographically correct single closing quote | U + 2018 |
| ' | Typographically correct single closing quotation mark | U + 2019 |
| ‛ | Typographically correct single opening quotation mark | U + 201B |
| ′ | Minute sign (prim) | U + 2032 |
| ' | rotated apostrophe (e.g. for ʻOkina ) | U + 02BB |