Hook (diacritic)

For other meanings of hook, see hook.

In typesetting, the hook (Vietnamese: dấu hỏi) is a diacritic mark placed on top of vowels in the Vietnamese alphabet. In shape it looks like a tiny question mark without the dot underneath. For example, a capital A with a hook is "Ả", and a lower case "u" with a hook is "ủ". It functions as a tone marker. Vowels with this symbol are pronounced with a falling then rising tone. The hook is usually written to the right of the circumflex in conventional Vietnamese orthography. If Vietnamese characters are unavailable, it is often replaced by a question mark after the vowel (VIQR encoding).

See also

• Horn (diacritic)
• Ɓ ɓ
• Ƈ ƈ
• Ɗ ɗ
• Ɠ ɠ
• Ƙ ƙ
• Ƥ ƥ
• Ƭ ƭ
• Ƴ ƴ

External links

• More information for typographers

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