Latin small letter l with bar is denoted by [-l]. Latin small letter l with middle tilde is denoted by [~l]. Latin small letter p with stroke through descender is denoted by [p-]. Proofreading Symbols for Other Diacritical Marks (In the table below, the "x" represents a letter with a diacritical mark.) diacritical mark sample above macron (straight line) ¯ [=x] inverted breve [^x] tilde ~ [~x] End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Privy Purse Expenses of King Henry VIII from November MDXXIX, to December MDXXXII, by Nicholas Harris Nicolas