GRANTHA VOWEL SIGN II character

GRANTHA VOWEL SIGN II
U+11340
70464
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Mn (Nonspacing Mark)
NSM (Nonspacing Mark)
N
0
Grantha
1
SMP
Supplementary Multilingual Plane
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GRANTHA VOWEL SIGN II is a nonspacing combining mark (zero advance width) from the Supplementary Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of GRANTHA VOWEL SIGN II 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 Grantha block. The Grantha block contains characters used in the Grantha script, which is used for writing Sanskrit and classical Tamil texts in South India. The script is an abugida, with each consonant carrying an inherent vowel sound that can be modified with diacritics. The Grantha script has a long history, dating back to at least the 5th century CE, and was used primarily for religious and scholarly texts. This block includes all the characters needed to write in Grantha, reflecting its significance in the preservation and transmission of Hindu scriptures and classical literature..