The letter "G" with a caron.
Etymology unknown; first known use is the United States Government Printing Office Style Manual of 1967, where it apparently referred to an inverted caret. Possibly derived from caret after its similar shape (^), and with -on either from macron or as an augmentative after reanalysis of -et as a diminutive.
caron (plural carons)
- háček
The term caron gained usage through the computer world, through usage at Adobe and later in Unicode. As such, it is the most common name in many computer environments, whereas some form of háček is more common in linguistic circles.
háček diacritic
— see háček
caron
- accusative singular of caro
Examples of háčky 2
Borrowed from English caron.
caron m (plural carons)
- háček (the háček diacritic)
caron
- accusative singular of caros
- carasom (literary, first-person plural)
- carasant (literary, third-person plural)
caron
- first/third-person plural preterite colloquial of caru