Unicode Characters
Unicode (as of version 4.1) provides characters for specifically for metrical notation, whereas previously there were just the two (more general-purpose) characters U+00AF ¯ macron and U+02D8 ˘ breve):
Character | Unicode Character Number | Full Unicode Name |
---|---|---|
⏑ | U+23D1 | Metrical breve |
⏒ | U+23D2 | Metrical long over short |
⏓ | U+23D3 | Metrical short over long |
⏔ | U+23D4 | Metrical long over two shorts |
⏕ | U+23D5 | Metrical two shorts over long |
⏖ | U+23D6 | Metrical two shorts joined |
⏗ | U+23D7 | Metrical triseme |
⏘ | U+23D8 | Metrical tetraseme |
⏙ | U+23D9 | Metrical pentaseme |
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Famous quotes containing the word characters:
“There are as many characters in men
As there are shapes in nature.”
—Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)