BRAHMI VOWEL SIGN OLD TAMIL SHORT O character

BRAHMI VOWEL SIGN OLD TAMIL SHORT O
U+11074
69748
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Mn (Nonspacing Mark)
NSM (Nonspacing Mark)
N
0
Brahmi
1
SMP
Supplementary Multilingual Plane
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BRAHMI VOWEL SIGN OLD TAMIL SHORT O is a nonspacing combining mark (zero advance width) from the Supplementary Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of BRAHMI VOWEL SIGN OLD TAMIL SHORT O 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 Brahmi block. The Brahmi block contains characters used in the Brahmi script, one of the oldest writing systems of South Asia, which is the ancestor of most modern scripts in India and Southeast Asia. The Brahmi script was used from the 3rd century BCE to the 5th century CE for writing Sanskrit, Prakrit, and other languages. This block includes characters for consonants, vowels, and various diacritics, providing essential support for the study of ancient Indian texts and inscriptions..