BUHID VOWEL SIGN U character

BUHID VOWEL SIGN U
U+1753
5971
ᝓ
ᝓ
Mn (Nonspacing Mark)
NSM (Nonspacing Mark)
N
0
Buhid
0
BMP
Basic Multilingual Plane
0000-FFFF
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BUHID VOWEL SIGN U is a nonspacing combining mark (zero advance width) from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of BUHID VOWEL SIGN U 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 Buhid block. The Buhid block includes characters for the Buhid script, which is used by the Mangyan people in the Philippines, particularly on the island of Mindoro. The Buhid script is an abugida, where each consonant is written with an inherent vowel that can be modified by adding vowel signs. This block contains characters for all the basic consonants and vowels, as well as a few punctuation marks. The Buhid script, along with other indigenous scripts in the Philippines, is part of the country’s cultural heritage and is still used in some traditional contexts..