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• The Unicode-assigned name alveolar is obsolete. The true alveolar click is IPA ⟨ǃ⟩ .

ǂ

1. (IPA) the forward release of a palatal click.
2. the tenuis velar or sometimes uvular palatal click, [k͜ǂ] or [q͜ǂ]
3. (superscript ⟨𐞸⟩, IPA) [ǂ]-coloring or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [ǂ]-release.

Technically, ⟨ǂ⟩ is only the forward clicked release, not the entire consonant. A full transcription of a click consonant requires a second letter to specify whether the rear closure is velar or uvular, and whether the click is voiced or nasal:

	Velar	Uvular
Voiceless	k͜ǂ	q͜ǂ
Voiced	ɡ͜ǂ	ɢ͜ǂ
Nasal	ŋ͜ǂ	ɴ͜ǂ

The tie bar may be omitted, or the accompanying letter may be superscripted: ⟨ᵏǂ ᶢǂ ᵑǂ 𐞥ǂ 𐞒ǂ ᶰǂ⟩.

If the order is reversed, e.g. ⟨ǂ͜q⟩, that may imply that the velar or uvular release is audible (delayed release).

• The tenuis oral click IPA^(key): /ᵏǂ/

ǂ

1. A letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• The glottalized nasal click IPA^(key): /ᵑ̊ǂˀ/

ǂ

1. A letter of the Khoekhoe alphabet, written in the Latin script.