Macron facts for kids
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| Ā | ā |
| Ǟ | ǟ |
| Ǡ | ǡ |
| Ǣ | ǣ |
| Ḇ | ḇ |
| C̄ | c̄ |
| Ḏ | ḏ |
| Ē | ē |
| Ḕ | ḕ |
| Ḗ | ḗ |
| Ḡ | ḡ |
| H̱ | ẖ |
| Ī | ī |
| Ḵ | ḵ |
| Ḻ | ḻ |
| Ḹ | ḹ |
| M̄ | m̄ |
| Ṉ | ṉ |
| N̄ | n̄ |
| Ō | ō |
| Ṓ | ṓ |
| Ṑ | ṑ |
| Ȫ | ȫ |
| Ǭ | ǭ |
| Ȭ | ȭ |
| Ȱ | ȱ |
| R̄ | r̄ |
| Ṟ | ṟ |
| Ṝ | ṝ |
| Ṯ | ṯ |
| Ū | ū |
| Ǖ | ǖ |
| Ṻ | ṻ |
| Ȳ | ȳ |
| Ẕ | ẕ |
A macron ( ¯ ), from the Greek μακρόν (makrón), meaning "long", is a diacritic mark commonly placed above a single character or symbol (particularly vowels).
Usage
In the romanization of Japanese, a letter with macron represents a long vowel.
- For example, in the Hepburn romanization system
- kōtsū (交通) means "traffic"
- kotsu (骨) means "bone" or "knack"
In the written Hawaiian language, the kahakō is shown by a macron.
In mathematics, a macron (or overline) is often placed above a symbol to refer to a complex conjugate, a sample mean and a logical negation.
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Macron para niños
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