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An upward wedge in the text showing where something is to be inserted.
Also known as: Insertion mark, Insert symbol, Upside down v on a proof
A small inverted V pointing at the gap. From the Latin caret, 'it is lacking' — the word is a verb, not a noun, which is a small piece of etymology that explains why the mark means something is missing rather than naming a shape.
An inverted V placed between two characters in the text to show the point at which material given in the margin is to be inserted.
From the Latin caret, meaning 'it is lacking' — a verb rather than a name for the shape, which is why the mark signals absence rather than describing a wedge.
An inverted caret written above the line is used for insertions in superscript position or for marks that belong above the text, such as apostrophes and quotation marks.
Distinct from the circumflex accent and from the caret character used in programming and regular expressions, which share the shape and have unrelated functions.
Contexts: Software
A small inverted V — two straight strokes meeting at a point above — written between two letters at the baseline.
One of the marks in the standard proof-correction vocabulary.
The same shape serves as a proofreading insertion mark and as a regular-expression anchor.