BATAK CONSONANT SIGN H character

BATAK CONSONANT SIGN H
U+1BF1
7153
ᯱ
ᯱ
Mn (Nonspacing Mark)
NSM (Nonspacing Mark)
N
0
Batak
0
BMP
Basic Multilingual Plane
0000-FFFF
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BATAK CONSONANT SIGN H is a nonspacing combining mark (zero advance width) from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of BATAK CONSONANT SIGN H 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 Batak block. The Batak block contains characters used in the Batak script, which is used for writing several Batak languages spoken on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The script is an abugida, where each consonant carries an inherent vowel sound that can be modified with diacritical marks. The Batak script was traditionally used for writing religious texts, legal documents, and poetry on bamboo and tree bark. This block includes characters for all the consonants, vowels, and diacritics used in Batak, reflecting the rich cultural heritage of the Batak people and their unique writing traditions..