# ¯ U+00AF MACRON

Spacing macron, a short raised horizontal line or overline, also known as the APL overbar.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `¯` |
| Codepoint | U+00AF |
| Name | MACRON |
| Also known as | APL overbar, overline |
| Block | [Latin-1 Supplement](https://unicodekit.com/block/latin-1-supplement) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Modifier Symbol (Sk) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `¯` `¯` |
| CSS | `\AF` |
| JavaScript | `\u00AF` |
| UTF-8 | C2 AF |
| UTF-16 | 00AF |
| Decomposition | compat U+0020 U+0304 |

## Notes

- this is a spacing character
- unlike 203E, adjacent instances of this character do not join

## Related characters

- ® [U+00AE REGISTERED SIGN](https://unicodekit.com/char/00AE)
- ° [U+00B0 DEGREE SIGN](https://unicodekit.com/char/00B0)
- [U+00AD SOFT HYPHEN](https://unicodekit.com/char/00AD)
- ± [U+00B1 PLUS-MINUS SIGN](https://unicodekit.com/char/00B1)
- ¬ [U+00AC NOT SIGN](https://unicodekit.com/char/00AC)
- ² [U+00B2 SUPERSCRIPT TWO](https://unicodekit.com/char/00B2)
- « [U+00AB LEFT-POINTING DOUBLE ANGLE QUOTATION MARK](https://unicodekit.com/char/00AB)
- ³ [U+00B3 SUPERSCRIPT THREE](https://unicodekit.com/char/00B3)
- ª [U+00AA FEMININE ORDINAL INDICATOR](https://unicodekit.com/char/00AA)
- ´ [U+00B4 ACUTE ACCENT](https://unicodekit.com/char/00B4)
- © [U+00A9 COPYRIGHT SIGN](https://unicodekit.com/char/00A9)
- µ [U+00B5 MICRO SIGN](https://unicodekit.com/char/00B5)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/00AF · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/00AF