CHAM CONSONANT SIGN LA character

CHAM CONSONANT SIGN LA
U+AA35
43573
ꨵ
ꨵ
Mn (Nonspacing Mark)
NSM (Nonspacing Mark)
N
0
Cham
0
BMP
Basic Multilingual Plane
0000-FFFF
ꨵ












CHAM CONSONANT SIGN LA is a nonspacing combining mark (zero advance width) from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of CHAM CONSONANT SIGN LA 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 Cham block. The Cham block contains characters used in the Cham script, which is used for writing the Cham language spoken by the Cham people in Vietnam and Cambodia. The script is an abugida, where each consonant has an inherent vowel sound that can be modified by diacritics. The Cham script is one of the oldest in Southeast Asia, with inscriptions dating back to the 4th century CE. The script has been used for religious texts, poetry, and historical records. This block includes all the characters needed to write in Cham, reflecting the script’s importance in the cultural and religious heritage of the Cham people..