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I know the hebrew vowels. However, I recently came across this word: כְּשֶׁעָמְ֒דָה. What are the three dots above the מ?
Another example: עַמְּ֒ךָ
In the same paragraph, I had וְהִדְלִֽיקוּ. What is the line below the ל?
Another example: קָדְשֶֽׁךָ
These marks seem like cantillation marks, however this is not a selection from the Tanach.
Based off your comments, I have concluded that the symbols you are seeing are helpful aids that have been put in the Sefaria Siddur, apparently based on the Metsuda Siddur.
The three dots are to convey a "sheva na". That is, the sheva vowel is either a moving sheva (like the word "sheva"), or a resting sheva (like "ach"). The three dots conveys a moving sheva.
The straight line appears in most siddurim. It's called a meteg and conveys where to place emphasis when pronouncing a word. See Wikipedia article.
