ASCII Character ˇ

A caron (/ˈkærən/),[1] háček or haček (/ˈhɑːtʃɛk/, /ˈhætʃɛk/ or /ˈheɪtʃɛk/; plural háčeks or háčky) also known as a hachek, wedge, check, kvačica, strešica, mäkčeň, varnelė, inverted circumflex, inverted hat, flying bird, inverted chevron, is a diacritic mark (◌̌) commonly placed over certain letters in the orthography of some languages to indicate a change of the related letter's pronunciation. The symbol is common in the Baltic, Slavic, Finnic, Samic and Berber languages. The caron is not to be confused with the breve (◌̆), which has a curved bottom, while the caron is pointed (see illustration).