ARMENIAN HYPHEN character

ARMENIAN HYPHEN
U+058A
1418
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Pd (Dash Punctuation)
ON (Other Neutrals)
N
0
Armenian
0
BMP
Basic Multilingual Plane
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ARMENIAN HYPHEN is a dash or hyphen punctuation mark from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of ARMENIAN HYPHEN is Other Neutrals (Neutral). It belongs to the neutrals. Whitespace and punctuation, which take on the directionality of the surrounding text..

The Other Neutral (ON) bidi class includes characters that do not have a strong directional preference and can appear in any text context without influencing the overall directionality. These characters include punctuation marks, symbols, and various other text elements that do not fit into more specific bidi classes.

Dash Punctuation (Pd) refers to characters that serve as dashes in text. Dashes are used to indicate ranges, interruptions, or separations in text. Examples include the hyphen (-), en dash (–), and em dash (—).

This character belongs to the Armenian block. The Armenian block includes characters used for writing the Armenian language, which has its own unique script developed in the early 5th century by Saint Mesrop Mashtots. The Armenian script is an alphabetic writing system with 38 letters, including several unique ligatures. This block supports the full range of Armenian letters used in both classical and modern Armenian, along with punctuation marks and the Armenian eternity symbol. The script is still in use today, and it plays a vital role in the cultural identity and literary traditions of the Armenian people..