Editing Caron (section)

=== Writing and printing carons ===
In printed Czech and Slovak text, the caron combined with certain letters (lower-case ť, ď, ľ, and upper-case Ľ) is reduced to a small stroke. That is optional in handwritten text. Latin fonts are typically set to display this way by default. In some applications, using the [[combining grapheme joiner]], U+034F, between the letter and the combining mark, as in t͏̌, d͏̌, l͏̌, may prevent the caron from looking like a small stroke of the canonical characters.

In [[Laz language|Lazuri]] orthography, the lower-case ''k'' with caron sometimes has its caron reduced to a stroke while the lower-case ''t'' with caron preserves its caron shape.<ref>[http://www.lazuri.com/fonts/index.php Lazuri Font / Lazca Font, Lazca yazı karakterleri], Lazuri.com</ref>

Although the stroke looks similar to an [[apostrophe]], the [[kerning]] is significantly different. Using an apostrophe in place of a caron can be perceived as very unprofessional, but it is still often found on imported goods meant for sale in the Czech Republic and Slovakia (compare t’ to ť, L’ahko to Ľahko). (Apostrophes appearing as palatalization marks in some [[Finnic languages]], such as [[Võro language|Võro]] and [[Karelian language|Karelian]], are not forms of caron either.) Foreigners also sometimes mistake the caron for the [[acute accent]] (compare Ĺ to Ľ, ĺ to ľ).{{fact|date=August 2024}}