Semi-long characters

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ˑ

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) half- long character ( ˑ ) indicates that the sound represented by the preceding letter must be pronounced half-long .

Its IPA number is 504, the Unicode Standard Number ( UCS ) is U + 02D1.

Examples of the use of the semi-long character is the word:

engl. beat [please]

Depending on the font, the semi-long character ˑ is the center point . middle dot , · (U + 00B7) very similar.

See also