U0374

U0374 is a Unicode character in the Greek and Coptic block. It is a lowercase Greek letter omicron with tonos. The character is represented by the Unicode code point U+0301. This character is used in Greek orthography to indicate a stressed vowel. The tonos is a diacritical mark that was historically used to mark the stressed syllable in ancient Greek. While its use has declined in modern Greek, it is still found in some contexts, such as scholarly editions of classical texts or in specific dialects. The character U0301 is distinct from the uppercase Greek letter Omicron (Ο) and the lowercase Greek letter omicron (ο). It is a combining character, meaning it is intended to be placed above another character, typically a vowel. However, in the case of U0374, it is often represented as a standalone character in software that does not correctly render combining diacritics. The character's primary function is to modify the pronunciation of the letter it is attached to, indicating stress.