Macron Symbol

A symbol from the Line Symbols collection. Click the symbol or the button below to copy.

Line Symbols collection

Symbol: ¯
Unicode: U+00AF
HTML entity: ¯
Category: Line Symbols

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About the macron symbol

The macron is a horizontal line placed over a vowel or other character to indicate a long sound, such as in Latin or Māori orthography. It also appears as a standalone diacritical mark in phonetic transcription and linguistic notation.

As a separate symbol, the macron is used in text layout and typography to represent a prolonged tone or stress, and it sometimes stands in for a straight line in diagrams or informal writing. It belongs to the Latin 1 Supplement block and is classified as a modifier symbol, meaning it can adjust the meaning of adjacent characters without being a letter or punctuation mark.

How to type Macron

Native keyboard shortcuts for each operating system — derived from the codepoint, so the steps below are always accurate.

Windows

2 options

Hold Alt and type 0175 on the numeric keypad, then release Alt.
Or, in Word: type 00AF then press Alt + X.

Numeric keypad required (laptops: enable Num Lock or use Fn).

macOS

2 options

Enable “Unicode Hex Input” in System Settings → Keyboard, then hold Option and type 00AF.
Or: Control + Command + Space opens the Character Viewer — search by name.