DIVES AKURU SIGN CANDRABINDU character

DIVES AKURU SIGN CANDRABINDU
U+1193C
71996
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Mn (Nonspacing Mark)
NSM (Nonspacing Mark)
N
0
Dives Akuru
1
SMP
Supplementary Multilingual Plane
10000-1FFFF
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DIVES AKURU SIGN CANDRABINDU is a nonspacing combining mark (zero advance width) from the Supplementary Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of DIVES AKURU SIGN CANDRABINDU 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 Dives Akuru block. The Dives Akuru block includes characters for the Dives Akuru script, which was used historically in the Maldives to write the Maldivian language, Dhivehi. The script fell out of use but has gained interest from scholars and language activists. Its inclusion in Unicode aids in the preservation and potential revival of this historic script..