ARABIC OPEN FATHATAN character

ARABIC OPEN FATHATAN
U+08F0
2288
ࣰ
ࣰ
Mn (Nonspacing Mark)
NSM (Nonspacing Mark)
N
27
Arabic Extended-A
0
BMP
Basic Multilingual Plane
0000-FFFF
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ARABIC OPEN FATHATAN is a nonspacing combining mark (zero advance width) from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of ARABIC OPEN FATHATAN is Nonspacing Mark (Weak). It belongs to the non-spacing marks, which take on the directionality of the characters to which they attach..

The Nonspacing Mark (NSM) bidi class is assigned to diacritical marks that do not occupy their own space but modify the preceding base character. NSMs are neutral in directionality but inherit the directionality of the base character they are attached to. They are essential for the accurate representation of characters with diacritics in bidirectional text.

Nonspacing Mark (Mn) refers to diacritical marks that do not occupy their own space but instead combine with a preceding base character to modify its sound or meaning. Nonspacing marks are essential in many scripts, including Latin, Arabic, and Devanagari, for accurate representation of text.

This character belongs to the Arabic Extended-A block. The Arabic Extended-A block contains additional characters used in the Arabic script, which is used for writing the Arabic language as well as several other languages across the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. This block includes characters that extend the basic Arabic script to accommodate the orthographic needs of additional languages and dialects. These characters are essential for accurately representing the diverse linguistic landscape of the regions where Arabic script is used, reflecting the script’s versatility and adaptability..