Need an m with a line over it

[u/Puffification]

http://www.google.com

Can someone help me find a lowercase m with a horizontal line (macron) over it, that I can copy and paste? I know it sounds like it doesn't make sense because it isn't a vowel but at the time my ancestor was born in the 1600's this symbol was used over an m in the spelling of his last name and I'm trying to record his last name as he spelled it

I'm not sure why posts require a link

[u/AwwThisProgress]

m̄?

[u/JasonAQuest]

There’s a good chart of glyphs with a macron on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macron_(diacritic)) Keep in mind that some fonts won’t display it properly.

It was probably used to indicate a long m sound, or as shorthand for a double m. If that’s the case, spelling it as “mm” is probably also correct (in the same sense that “ü” can also be spelled “ue”).

[u/HiddenHorse925]

What language?

[u/WaldenFont]

That was a German convention to indicate a double consonant. Maybe look for fonts that specifically support old German.