# ̄ U+0304 COMBINING MACRON

## Properties

- General category: [Nonspacing Mark](/unicode/categories/nonspacing-mark.md) (Mn)
- Script: [Inherited](/unicode/scripts/inherited.md) (Inherited)

## Annotations

- = long
- • Pinyin: marks Mandarin Chinese first tone
- • distinguish from the following
- → [U+00AF ¯ MACRON](/unicode/U+00AF.md)
- → [U+02C9 ˉ MODIFIER LETTER MACRON](/unicode/U+02C9.md)
- → [U+1AE2 ◌᫢ COMBINING MINUS SIGN ABOVE](/unicode/U+1AE2.md)