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˖

modifier letter plus sign

Modifier Letter Plus Sign

In the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), ˖ marks a sound articulated farther forward in the mouth than its unmarked counterpart. It is a technical phonetic plus: it tracks tongue position, not arithmetic.

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IPA · phonetics · fronted · advanced articulation · phonetic plus · plus sign · combining plus
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What ˖ means

It marks an advanced, or fronted, articulation.

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a system for writing speech sounds. The IPA's 1947 chart added ˖ and ̟ for tongue advancement. Its 1949 handbook, Principles of the International Phonetic Association, calls them an “advanced variety.”

After a sound symbol, ˖ modifies that sound. For ˖ vs ̟, ˖ is the spacing mark written after the sound symbol, while ̟ is the corresponding combining mark placed below it.

Technical phonetic notation: it signals an articulation detail, not everyday arithmetic.

For addition, use +; ˖ marks an advanced articulation.

Don't confuse it with

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+
Plus Sign
The ordinary mathematical plus means addition; ˖ is a phonetic modifier.
̟
Combining Plus Sign Below
This combining mark attaches below the sound symbol; ˖ is spaced after it.

Questions people ask

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Why does ˖ show as a box on some devices?

Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.

How to type ˖

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 02D6, then Alt+X to get ˖.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “modifier letter plus sign”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 02d6, then Enter or Space.
HTML
˖
CSS
\02D6
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
˖
HTML hex
˖
CSS content
content: "\02D6";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%CB%96
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On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
2
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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