# ˘ U+02D8 BREVE

Standalone breve, a small curved cup-shaped accent mark used for short vowels and in Romanian, Turkish and other spellings.

| | |
|---|---|
| Character | `˘` |
| Codepoint | U+02D8 |
| Name | BREVE |
| Block | [Spacing Modifier Letters](https://unicodekit.com/block/spacing-modifier-letters) |
| Script | Common |
| Category | Modifier Symbol (Sk) |
| Unicode version | 1.1 |
| HTML | `˘` `˘` |
| CSS | `\2D8` |
| JavaScript | `\u02D8` |
| UTF-8 | CB 98 |
| UTF-16 | 02D8 |
| Decomposition | compat U+0020 U+0306 |

## Related characters

- ˗ [U+02D7 MODIFIER LETTER MINUS SIGN](https://unicodekit.com/char/02D7)
- ˙ [U+02D9 DOT ABOVE](https://unicodekit.com/char/02D9)
- ˖ [U+02D6 MODIFIER LETTER PLUS SIGN](https://unicodekit.com/char/02D6)
- ˚ [U+02DA RING ABOVE](https://unicodekit.com/char/02DA)
- ˕ [U+02D5 MODIFIER LETTER DOWN TACK](https://unicodekit.com/char/02D5)
- ˛ [U+02DB OGONEK](https://unicodekit.com/char/02DB)
- ˔ [U+02D4 MODIFIER LETTER UP TACK](https://unicodekit.com/char/02D4)
- ˜ [U+02DC SMALL TILDE](https://unicodekit.com/char/02DC)
- ˓ [U+02D3 MODIFIER LETTER CENTRED LEFT HALF RING](https://unicodekit.com/char/02D3)
- ˝ [U+02DD DOUBLE ACUTE ACCENT](https://unicodekit.com/char/02DD)
- ˒ [U+02D2 MODIFIER LETTER CENTRED RIGHT HALF RING](https://unicodekit.com/char/02D2)
- ˞ [U+02DE MODIFIER LETTER RHOTIC HOOK](https://unicodekit.com/char/02DE)

Page: https://unicodekit.com/char/02D8 · JSON: https://unicodekit.com/characters/02D8