Caret (proofreading)

The caret (/ˈkærɪt/) is a V-shaped grapheme, usually inverted and sometimes extended, used in proofreading and typography to indicate that additional material needs to be inserted at this point in the text.

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Caret (proofreading)
In UnicodeU+2038 CARET
U+2041 CARET INSERTION POINT
U+2380 INSERTION SYMBOL
Different from
Different fromU+005E ^ CIRCUMFLEX ACCENT
U+028C ʌ LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED V
U+2227 LOGICAL AND
U+03BB λ GREEK SMALL LETTER LAMDA
U+039B Λ GREEK CAPITAL LETTER LAMDA

Usage

The caret was originally and continues to be used in handwritten form as a proofreading mark to indicate where a punctuation mark, word, or phrase should be inserted into a document.[1] The term comes from the Latin caret, "it lacks", from carēre, "to lack; to be separated from; to be free from".[2] The caret symbol is written below the line of text for a line-level punctuation mark, such as a comma, or above the line as an inverted caret (cf. U+02C7 ˇ CARON) for a higher character, such as an apostrophe;[3] the material to be inserted may be placed inside the caret, in the margin, or above the line.

References

  1. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7 ed.). New York: Modern Language Association. 2009. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-60329-024-1.
  2. "Caret". Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  3. Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. 2001. p. 338. ISBN 1-55798-791-2.
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