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Two dots above a letter, marking a central articulation.
Also known as: Diaeresis above, Centralisation mark, Two dots above
In the International Phonetic Alphabet two dots over a vowel mark it as centralised: articulated closer to the middle of the vowel space than the letter's default position.
Marks the vowel as articulated nearer the centre of the vowel space than the unmodified letter denotes.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Is the same combining character German orthography uses as an umlaut, where it marks a change of vowel quality rather than centralisation.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Two small dots placed side by side directly above the letter they modify.