‸
Caret
- Unicode
- U+2038
- Category
- Punctuation
- HTML Entity
- ‸
- CSS
- \2038
The caret (‸) is a traditional proofreader's mark used to indicate exactly where a missing word, letter, or punctuation mark should be inserted in a line of text. Originating from the Latin word for "it lacks," this punctuation mark is distinct from the standard keyboard caret (^) used in coding. In digital contexts, it frequently appears in typography discussions, text editing software, and academic documentation.
How to Type
- Windows
- Alt+8248
- macOS
- Control+Command+Space then search "Caret"
- Linux
- Ctrl+Shift+U then 2038
- HTML
- ‸
In Programming
While the standard ASCII caret (^) is heavily used in programming for bitwise operations and regular expressions, this specific Unicode caret (‸) is strictly typographical, primarily used in text processing software to represent editorial insertions.
Tags
^ symbol
caret mark
circumflex
copy editing
editing
editorial caret
insert here
insertion
insertion caret
mark up text
proofreader mark
proofreading
punctuation
text insertion mark
typographic caret