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See also: ˆ [U+02C6 MODIFIER LETTER CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT], ◌̂ [U+0302 COMBINING CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT], ^@, and Appendix:Variations of "^"

^ U+005E, ^
CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT
]
[U+005D]
Basic Latin _
[U+005F]

Translingual

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Symbol

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^ (English symbol name caret)

  1. Used by writers and proof readers to indicate that something is missing.
  2. Separates the base and exponent in a power expression.
    n^2 = n² = n × n
    2^n = 2ⁿ
  3. (programming) Bitwise exclusive disjunction.
  4. (computing, as part of a keyboard shortcut) Control key.
    Press ^F to search for text in your document.
  5. (computing) Indicates an ASCII control character in caret notation.
    ^W = end of control block
  6. (regular expressions) Matches the start position within the string. Compare $, which matches the end position within the string.
    ^example$
  7. (regular expressions) Used with square brackets: [ ]. Matches a single character other than the characters and ranges specified between the square brackets.
    [^abc] matches any character other than "a", "b", or "c".
    [^a-z] matches any single character that is not a lowercase letter from "a" to "z"
  8. (Internet slang) Used to point to a message (or other content) situated above in a forum, chat, etc. quotations ▼

Usage notes

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Further reading

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English

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Etymology

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The symbol resembles an arrowhead pointing upward.

Preposition

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^

  1. (text messaging) up (in any sense)
    its ^ in d attic luv — It's up in the attic love.
  2. (text messaging) Replacing the letter sequence 'up' within a word.

Amis

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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^ (no case)

  1. A letter of the Amis alphabet.

Usage notes

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This letter may sometimes be omitted when it occurs at the beginning or at the end of the word.

See also

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Chiwere

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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^

  1. A letter of the Chiwere alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

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This letter is used for as an alternative to ˀ for typographic convenience.

Italian

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Etymology

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The symbol resembles an uppercase A and is readily available on typewriters and usual keyboard layouts, whereas ª is not.

Suffix

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^ (f)

  1. Used as female ordinal indicator synonym ▲quotations ▼
    Synonym: ª