circumflex
diacritic in Latin, Greek and Cyrillic scripts
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Summary
circumflex is a diacritic[1]. circumflex ranks in the top 4% of diacritic entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,941 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: IPA symbol[3]
- Based on: perispomeni[4]
- Subclass of: stress[5]
- Commons gallery: Circumflex[6]
- Depicted by: ^[7], ◌̂[8], ˆ[9], ＾[10]
- Topic has template: Template:Letters with circumflex[11]
- Different from: creaky falling tone mark[12], ◌[13]
- TeX string: \^{o}[14]
- Homoglyph: ◌[15]
Why It Matters
circumflex has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] circumflex is known by 121 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]