1. Plural of hacek; diacritical marks (ˇ) placed above letters to modify their pronunciation, commonly used in Czech, Slovak, and other languages.
Usage: Also called caron or háček in some languages.; Primarily used in linguistics and typography contexts.

Examples

• The Czech alphabet uses haceks over letters like č, š, and ž.
• In Slovak, haceks change the sound and meaning of words.
• Typists must learn where to place haceks when writing in Central European languages.
• The word 'háček' itself contains two haceks in its spelling.
• Many fonts include support for haceks and other diacritical marks.