Baseline symbols

This page assembles a variety of written symbols (mostly non-alphabetic) that occur at the baseline, such as Tironian notes, select allograph forms of alphabetic symbols, and punctuation marks.

To see further details about a particular entry, such as a fuller description, other images, related entries and manuscript sources, click on the title or the accompanying image.



Ar.png Ar3-Dii1f112ra.png
ar (q with stroke through descender)
Represents: ar (Irish)quia, quam, quod, qu() (Latin)
Notational device: Baseline symbol



Cath.png K-Cath-punctus-Div2f87ra.png
cath, kalendae (.k.)
Represents: cath, kalendae (Irish)
Notational device: Baseline symbol



Ceannfaoieitte-LUf5a.png Ceann-faoi-eite.jpg Ceann-faoi.png Cenn-fo-eitte-RIAD1iif3vb.png G1303p17-ceannfaoi.png Ceann-23P12f167va.png Ceann-half.png Ceann-RawlB506f11r.png
ceann faoi eite (also ceann fa eite or in an earlier form, cenn fo eitte)
Represents: (marks continuation of text from the line below) (Irish)
Notational device: Punctuation



Colonandupwardcurve-RawlB512f2ra.png
colon with upward curve (positura)
Represents: (marks end of section) (Irish)(marks end of section) (Latin)
Notational device: Baseline symbol, Punctuation



Con-reversed-c.png
con (reversed c)
Represents: con (Irish)con (Latin)



Strokethroughstem.png
cross stroke through stem
Represents:
()□, □()



E-allograph.png E-allo-LLp113b.png
Allograph of the letter e
Represents: e, e□ (Irish)e, e□ (Latin)
Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  e (regular letter)



Eius-LUp11b.png
eius (inverted e)
Represents: eius (Latin)





Enim-RawlB512-f32va.png
enim (Tironian note)
Represents: enim (Latin)



Est.png
est (symbol 1)
Represents: est, aist (Irish)est (Latin)
Examples in context:



Eth (et and spiritus).png
eth (Tironian et with spiritus asper)
Represents:
eth, eadh
Notational device: Superscript symbol, Baseline symbol
Examples in context:



Idest.png
Latin id est, Irish ed ón
Represents: ed ón, eadh on (Irish)id est (Latin)
Notational device: Baseline symbol



Ocus.png
Irish ocus, Latin et, etc. (Tironian note)
Represents: ocus, agus, et, ead (Irish)et (Latin)
Examples in context:
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Per-LUp5a.png
per (p with cross stroke)
Represents: per (Irish)per, par, por (Latin)
Notational device: Baseline symbol
Examples in context:



Punctuscurve-RawlB512-f31vb.png
punctus and stroke (positura)
Represents: (marks end of section) (Irish)(marks end of section) (Latin)
Notational device: Baseline symbol, Punctuation



Dotcomma-LUp120b.png
punctus with comma positura
Represents: (marks end of section) (Irish)(marks end of section) (Latin)
Notational device: Baseline symbol, Punctuation



R (rotunda).png
r (rotunda)
Represents:
r
Notational device: Allograph Allograph of:  r (regular)
Examples in context:



Us.png Us-2.png
us (symbol)
Represents: us, as, os (Irish)us, et, () (Latin)



No.png Vel-no-Dii1f126rb.png
Latin vel, Irish nó, no (l with stroke)
Represents: no, , ()l (Irish)uel, vel (Latin)
Notational device: Baseline symbol
Examples in context: