˚

See also: ◌̊, ° [U+00B0 DEGREE SIGN], º [U+00BA MASCULINE ORDINAL INDICATOR], ⁰ [U+2070 SUPERSCRIPT ZERO], ᵒ [U+1D52 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL O], ◦ [U+25E6 WHITE BULLET], ゜ [U+309C KATAKANA-HIRAGANA SEMI-VOICED SOUND MARK], and ﾟ [U+FF9F HALFWIDTH KATAKANA SEMI-VOICED SOUND MARK]

˚ U+02DA, ˚ RING ABOVE ← ˙ [U+02D9] Spacing Modifier Letters ˛ → [U+02DB]

Translingual

Symbol

˚

1. (phonetics) released, e.g. ⟨k˚⟩ as opposed to unreleased [k̚].
2. (phonetics) aspirated, e.g. ⟨k˚⟩ for IPA [kʰ] or [k˳].
3. (phonetics) labialization, e.g. ⟨k˚⟩ (or more properly ⟨kᵒ⟩) for IPA [kʷ].

Usage notes

Meanings [1] and [2] are closely related, as consonants may be released with a puff of aspiration. In extIPA, [k˳a] indicates that voicelessness continues beyond the [k]; this is often equivalent to an aspirated [kʰ].