Historically, English has used the diaeresis to indicate the correct pronunciation of ambiguous words, such as "coöperate", without which the letter sequence could be misinterpreted to be pronounced /ˈkuːpəreɪt/. The main use of diacritics in Latin script is to change the sound-values of the letters to which they are added. Diacritics may appear above or below a letter or in some other position such as within the letter or between two letters. Some diacritics, such as the acute ( ◌́ ) and grave ( ◌̀ ), are often called accents. The word diacritic is a noun, though it is sometimes used in an attributive sense, whereas diacritical is only an adjective. The term derives from the Ancient Greek διακριτικός ( diakritikós, "distinguishing"), from διακρίνω ( diakrī́nō, "to distinguish"). Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols.Ī diacritic (also diacritical mark, diacritical point, diacritical sign, or accent) is a glyph added to a letter or to a basic glyph.
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