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A single triangle marking a half-long sound.
Also known as: Half-long mark, Upper triangle length mark
In the International Phonetic Alphabet a single small triangle after a letter marks the sound as half-long: longer than short but shorter than fully long.
Marks the preceding sound as half-long, an intermediate degree between unmarked and fully long.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Is used in transcriptions of Estonian and other languages that contrast three degrees of length, where two levels of marking are not enough.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A single small triangle pointing to the left, placed after the letter at the upper half of the writing height.