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A small ring beneath a letter, marking it as voiceless.
Also known as: Ring below, Devoicing mark, Under-ring
In the International Phonetic Alphabet a small ring below a letter marks the sound as voiceless, the vocal folds not vibrating where they normally would. It is placed above instead when a descender is in the way.
Marks the sound it modifies as voiceless, used chiefly on letters whose default value is voiced.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Moves above the letter when the letter has a descender, which is a general convention of the alphabet rather than a separate symbol.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A small open circle placed directly beneath the letter it modifies.