KHAROSHTHI SIGN BAR ABOVE character

KHAROSHTHI SIGN BAR ABOVE
U+10A38
68152
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Mn (Nonspacing Mark)
NSM (Nonspacing Mark)
N
230
Kharoshthi
1
SMP
Supplementary Multilingual Plane
10000-1FFFF
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KHAROSHTHI SIGN BAR ABOVE is a nonspacing combining mark (zero advance width) from the Supplementary Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of KHAROSHTHI SIGN BAR ABOVE 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 Kharoshthi block. The Kharoshthi block contains characters used in the Kharoshthi script, which was used for writing Gandhari, Sanskrit, and other languages in the northwestern regions of ancient India and Central Asia from the 3rd century BCE to the 3rd century CE. The script is written from right to left and was primarily used in Buddhist texts and inscriptions. This block is essential for the study of ancient texts and inscriptions from the region, providing insights into early Buddhist culture and history..