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caron (háček)č

A small angular v over the letter. the mirror image of the circumflex, and not to be confused with the rounded breve. It gives č, š and ž across Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Slovene, Latvian and Lithuanian, plus the uniquely Czech ř. On ď, ť and ľ it is printed as an apostrophe-like stroke for want of vertical space.

Combining mark: U+030C

Letters with caron (háček)

How to type caron (háček)

Mac
Option+v (ABC. Extended) then a
Linux Compose
Compose v (also <, or doubling the letter: c c gives č) a

Languages that use caron (háček)

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