Half Rings
Half rings also exist as diacritic marks, these are characters U+0351 ◌͑ combining left half ring above and U+0357 ◌͗ combining left half ring below. These characters may be used in the International Phonetic Alphabet, denoting roundedness. They are here given with the lowercase a: a͑ and a͗.
Other, similar signs are in use in Armenian: the U+0559 ◌ՙ left half ring above, and the Armenian comma or U+055A ◌՚ right half ring above.
The ring as a diacritic mark should not be confused with the dot above or comma above diacritic marks, with the combing o above U+0366 ◌ͦ combining latin small letter o, or with the degree sign °.
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Famous quotes containing the word rings:
“You held my hand
and were instant to explain
the three rings of danger.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“If a man do not erect in this age his own tomb ere he dies, he shall live no longer in monument than the bell rings and the widow weeps.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)