This character, often called a 'caret' is used in mathematical expressions for exponents. It is also used by some computer programming languages as a symbol. In Pascal and Modula-2 it is used to signify a pointer to a variable. This is not the same design and character as the lowercase spacing circumflex diacritic. This character is used in mathematical expressions as a sign of negation.
Horizontal length is the same as the horizontal length of the plus sign.
Vertical stem is the same length and thickness as the plus vertical strokes. Design of the strokes is the same as the plus sign. Vertically centers on the plus sign. Aligns with the lowercase x-height and the lowercase u . All rights reserved.