What ⸾ means
It marks a break or sharp intonation shift. It follows the affected word or phrase.
In Lithuanian dialectology, the study of regional speech, ⸾ marks a pause. The Copenhagen scheme dates to 1925; linguist Jurgis Gerulis adopted it for Lithuanian dialect study in 1930. A 2017 study notes variation in print across the wider transcription tradition.
Don't confuse it with
2Questions people ask
1Why can ⸾ look slanted in italic text?
In italic text, a font may slant the stroke; upright text keeps it vertical.
How to type ⸾
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 2E3E, 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 “wiggly vertical line”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 2e3e, then Enter or Space.
HTML
⸾CSS
\2E3EType ⸾
Use Unicode code-point entry for U+2E3E or your editor’s character map.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
⸾
HTML hex
⸾
CSS content
content: "\2E3E";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%E2%B8%BE
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On screen
1
Code points
1
JS .length
3
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.