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The dot above diacritic is also known as overdot, or anusvāra in Indic context.<ref name=overdot>[[Wikipedia:Dot_(diacritic)#Overdot|Dot (diacritic), Overdot]] at Wikipedia.</ref>
== Dot Above in Unicode ==
== Dot Above in Unicode ==
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| There is also a digraph Ṅw ṅw /ŋʷ/, but it is not considered a separate letter in the alphabet.<ref name=venda>[[Wikipedia:Venda_language#Writing_system|Venda language, Writing system]] at Wikipedia.</ref>
| There is also a digraph Ṅw ṅw /ŋʷ/, but it is not considered a separate letter in the alphabet.<ref name=venda>[[Wikipedia:Venda_language#Writing_system|Venda language, Writing system]] at Wikipedia.</ref>
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| [[Wikipedia:Fricative_consonant|Fricative consonant]]  
| rowspan=2 | [[Wikipedia:Fricative_consonant|Fricative consonant]]
| [[Wikipedia:Arabic_language|Arabic]] ([[Wikipedia:Hans_Wehr_transliteration|Hans Wehr]] transliteration)
| [[Wikipedia:Arabic_language|Arabic]] ([[Wikipedia:DIN_31635|DIN 31635]] romanization)
| Ġġ /ɣ/
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| [[Wikipedia:Arabic_language|Arabic]] ([[Wikipedia:Hans_Wehr_transliteration|Hans Wehr]] romanization)
| ġ /ɣ~ɡ/
| ġ /ɣ~ɡ/
| ġ was replaced by ḡ in the fourth edition of this transliteration scheme.<ref name=hans_wehr>[[Wikipedia:Hans_Wehr_transliteration|Hans Wehr transliteration]] at Wikipedia.</ref> The pronunciation of this letter varies depending on dialect.<ref name=ghayn>[[Wikipedia:Arabic_alphabet#Table_of_basic_letter|Arabic alphabet, Table of basic letters]] at Wikipedia.</ref> Hans Wehr transliteration does not include capital letters.<ref name=hans_wehr/>  
| ġ was replaced by ḡ in the fourth edition of this romanization scheme.<ref name=hans_wehr>[[Wikipedia:Hans_Wehr_transliteration|Hans Wehr transliteration]] at Wikipedia.</ref> The pronunciation of this letter varies depending on dialect.<ref name=ghayn>[[Wikipedia:Arabic_alphabet#Table_of_basic_letter|Arabic alphabet, Table of basic letters]] at Wikipedia.</ref> Hans Wehr romanization does not include capital letters.<ref name=hans_wehr/>  
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| Raised vowel
| Raised vowel

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The dot above diacritic is also known as overdot, or anusvāra in Indic context.[1]

Dot Above in Unicode

Characters with Dot Above
˙ ◌̇ Ȧ ȧ Ǡ ǡ Ċ ċ Ė
U+02D9 U+0307 U+0226 U+0227 U+01E0 U+01E1 U+1E02 U+1E03 U+010A U+010B U+1E0A U+1E0B U+0116
Dot Above Combining Dot Above Latin Capital Letter A With Dot Above Latin Small Letter A With Dot Above Latin Capital Letter A With Dot Above And Macron Latin Small Letter A With Dot Above And Macron Latin Capital Letter B With Dot Above Latin Small Letter B With Dot Above Latin Capital Letter C With Dot Above Latin Small Letter C With Dot Above Latin Capital Letter D With Dot Above Latin Small Letter D With Dot Above Latin Capital Letter E With Dot Above
ė Ġ ġ İ i
U+0117 U+1E1E U+1E1F U+0120 U+0121 U+1E22 U+1E23 U+0130 U+0069 ​ U+1E40 U+1E41 U+1E44 U+1E45
Latin Small Letter E With Dot Above Latin Capital Letter F With Dot Above Latin Small Letter F With Dot Above Latin Capital Letter G With Dot Above Latin Small Letter G With Dot Above Latin Capital Letter H With Dot Above Latin Small Letter H With Dot Above Latin Capital Letter I With Dot Above Latin Small Letter I Latin Capital Letter M With Dot Above Latin Small Letter M With Dot Above ​ Latin Capital Letter N With Dot Above Latin Small Letter N With Dot Above
Note: In most languages i is the lower case version of I, but in Turkish İ and i resp. I and ı go together. If Turkish case is used, you need to make sure that various software handles that correctly. For example dictionaries need to sort the letters in the right order.
Ȯ ȯ Ȱ ȱ
U+022E U+022F U+0230 U+0231 U+1E56 U+1E57 U+1E58 U+1E59 U+1E60 U+1E61 U+1E9B U+1E64 U+1E65
Latin Capital Letter O With Dot Above Latin Small Letter O With Dot Above Latin Capital Letter O With Dot Above And Macron Latin Small Letter O With Dot Above And Macron Latin Capital Letter P With Dot Above Latin Small Letter P With Dot Above Latin Capital Letter R With Dot Above Latin Small Letter R With Dot Above Latin Capital Letter S With Dot Above Latin Small Letter S With Dot Above Latin Small Letter Long S With Dot Above Latin Capital Letter S With Acute And Dot Above Latin Small Letter S With Acute And Dot Above
Ż
U+1E66 U+1E67 U+1E68 U+1E69 U+1E6A U+1E6B U+1E86 U+1E87 U+1E8A U+1E8B U+1E8E U+1E8F U+017B
Latin Capital Letter S With Caron And Dot Above Latin Small Letter S With Caron And Dot Above Latin Capital Letter S With Dot Below And Dot Above Latin Small Letter S With Dot Below And Dot Above Latin Capital Letter T With Dot Above Latin Small Letter T With Dot Above Latin Capital Letter W With Dot Above Latin Small Letter W With Dot Above Latin Capital Letter X With Dot Above Latin Small Letter X With Dot Above Latin Capital Letter Y With Dot Above Latin Small Letter Y With Dot Above Latin Capital Letter Z With Dot Above
ż
U+017C
Latin Small Letter Z With Dot Above

Dot Above in Natlangs

Uses of Dot Above
Use Language Letters Notes
Change of place of articulation ISO 15919 romanization of Gurmukhī Ṁṁ /ŋ/ Ṁṁ is realized as [m] before certain consonants.[2]
Venda Ṅṅ /ŋ/ There is also a digraph Ṅw ṅw /ŋʷ/, but it is not considered a separate letter in the alphabet.[3]
Fricative consonant Arabic (DIN 31635 romanization) Ġġ /ɣ/
Arabic (Hans Wehr romanization) ġ /ɣ~ɡ/ ġ was replaced by ḡ in the fourth edition of this romanization scheme.[4] The pronunciation of this letter varies depending on dialect.[5] Hans Wehr romanization does not include capital letters.[4]
Raised vowel Livonian Ȯȯ /ʊ/, Ȱȱ /ʊː/
Retroflex consonant Polish Dż dż /d͡ʐ/, Żż /ʐ/ These sounds are laminal postalveolar, rather than "true retroflex".[6]
Other ISO 15919 romanization of Indic scripts Ṁṁ, Ṅṅ Ṅṅ is used for transcribing the Indic diacritic anusvāra before velar consonants. Ṁṁ is used for a simplified romanization of anusvāra in all positions.[7]

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