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A double vertical bar marking a full prosodic break.
Also known as: Intonation group mark, Major break mark, Double vertical bar
In the International Phonetic Alphabet a double vertical bar marks a major break in an utterance, roughly where a full stop would fall in writing. It closes an intonation group.
Marks a major prosodic break, closing an intonation group within or at the end of an utterance.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Is distinguished from the lateral click of the consonant chart, which uses two vertical strokes of letter height rather than full line height.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Two plain vertical bars of full line height standing side by side with a narrow gap between them.