LAO TONE MAI THO character

LAO TONE MAI THO
U+0EC9
3785
້
້
Mn (Nonspacing Mark)
NSM (Nonspacing Mark)
N
122
Lao
0
BMP
Basic Multilingual Plane
0000-FFFF
້












LAO TONE MAI THO is a nonspacing combining mark (zero advance width) from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of LAO TONE MAI THO 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 Lao block. The Lao block contains characters used in the Lao script, which is used for writing the Lao language, the official language of Laos. Like the Thai script, the Lao script is an abugida and a tonal language. This block includes characters for consonants, vowels, numerals, and tone marks. The Lao script evolved from the Old Khmer script, and although it shares similarities with the Thai script, it has distinct features and letter shapes. The script is central to the cultural and literary expression of the Lao people and is used in all forms of communication..