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A tack pointing down beneath a letter, marking an opener sound.
Also known as: Down tack below, Lowering mark
In the International Phonetic Alphabet a downward-pointing tack below a letter marks the sound as lowered: articulated with a wider gap than the letter's default. It can turn a fricative letter into an approximant value.
Marks the sound as articulated with a more open constriction than the unmodified letter denotes.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Is the counterpart of the raised mark and can likewise cross a manner boundary, lowering a fricative to an approximant.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A short horizontal stroke meeting a short vertical stroke at its top, forming a downward tack beneath the letter.