: a wedge-shaped mark made on written or printed matter to indicate the place where something is to be inserted
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Sourcing in this mode is even less robust; Google relegates sources to clickable carets that don’t highlight the relevant portions of its response.
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Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 5 June 2025
The caret browsing setting enables folks with visual impairment to navigate and interact with web pages using a keyboard instead of a mouse.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 17 May 2025
His eyebrows were twin carets, inserting pleasure or gentle mockery into a scene.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2023
Click the caret in the Search Email Box and a drop-down form will appear.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019
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Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 5 June 2025
The caret browsing setting enables folks with visual impairment to navigate and interact with web pages using a keyboard instead of a mouse.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 17 May 2025
His eyebrows were twin carets, inserting pleasure or gentle mockery into a scene.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2023
Click the caret in the Search Email Box and a drop-down form will appear.
—Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019
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“Caret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caret. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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caret
noun
car·et
ˈkar-ət 
: a mark ‸ used to show where something is to be inserted
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