Grave accent
Diacritic used in many languages (`) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The grave accent (◌̀) (/ɡreɪv/ GRAYV[1][2] or /ɡrɑːv/ GRAHV[1][2]) is a diacritical mark used to varying degrees in French, Dutch, Portuguese, Italian, Catalan and many other western European languages as well as for a few unusual uses in English. It is also used in other languages using the Latin alphabet, such as Mohawk and Yoruba, and with non-Latin writing systems such as the Greek and Cyrillic alphabets and the Bopomofo or Zhuyin Fuhao semi-syllabary. It has no single meaning, but can indicate pitch, stress, or other features.
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U+0300 ◌̀ COMBINING GRAVE ACCENT (diacritic) | |
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are used here, see this page.For the most commonly encountered uses of the accent in the Latin and Greek alphabets, precomposed characters are available. For less-used and compound diacritics, a combining character facility is available. A free-standing version of the symbol (`), commonly called a backtick, also exists and has acquired other uses.