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== Usage ==
This template inserts a character resembling the obsolete [[Vietnamese tilde]] diacritic, called an ''apex'' in the ''[[w:Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum|Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum]]'' by Alexandre de Rhodes. This diacritic has not been included in the Unicode standard, so a lookalike, {{unichar|1dc3|cwith=◌}}, is used instead as a workaround.

== Parameters ==
The first parameter is the letter without the apex, that is, "o" or "u" with a horn and/or tone mark. The optional second parameter is the [[VIQR]] character for the tone mark to place above the apex. For example:

* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{apex|o}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{apex|ơ}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{apex|u|`}}</nowiki>}}
* {{demo-inline|<nowiki>{{wt|vi|xa{{apex|o}}}}</nowiki>}}

== Template data ==
<templatedata>
{
	"params": {
		"1": {
			"label": "Base letter",
			"example": "u",
			"type": "string",
			"required": true,
			"suggested": true
		},
		"2": {
			"label": "Tone mark",
			"example": "`",
			"type": "string"
		}
	},
	"description": "Inserts a character resembling the obsolete Vietnamese tilde diacritic, also known as the apex, not to be confused with the ngã tone mark.",
	"format": "inline"
}
</templatedata>
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