overline

Bar above text

An overline is a horizontal line drawn or printed above a character, word, or sequence of text.

In mathematics and logic, it typically indicates negation, a group operation, or a repeating decimal.

In linguistics and transliteration, overlines mark long vowels or other phonetic features.

The term also functions as a verb meaning to place such a line above something: The notation overlines variables to show their complements.

mathematics

vinculum

Horizontal line grouping symbols

radical · bar · notation · grouping · expression · division · algebra · parenthesis · bracket · symbol

typography

strikethrough

Line negating text

diacritical · tittle · superscript · formatting · markup · emphasis · accent · stroke · CSS · styling

music

coda

Closing musical passage

  • fermataSustained note symbol
  • tieEqual score, or neckwear
  • slurInsulting group label

notation · score · barline · fine · repetition · measure · staff

Categories
Opposites
vertical position of text decoration

overlineunderline

Line beneath text

underscore · underbar · strikethrough · strikeout · midline

presence of decoration

overlineplain text

Unencoded readable characters

unmarked · unformatted · undecorated

Family

line, over, lined, outline, lining, lineage, underline, overcoat, outlined

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G