LEPCHA CONSONANT SIGN P character

LEPCHA CONSONANT SIGN P
U+1C31
7217
ᰱ
ᰱ
Mn (Nonspacing Mark)
NSM (Nonspacing Mark)
N
0
Lepcha
0
BMP
Basic Multilingual Plane
0000-FFFF
ᰱ












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

The bidi class of LEPCHA CONSONANT SIGN P 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 Lepcha block. The Lepcha block contains characters used in the Lepcha script, which is used for writing the Lepcha language spoken in the northeastern region of India, particularly in Sikkim and West Bengal. The script is an abugida, where each consonant is written with an inherent vowel sound that can be modified with diacritics. The Lepcha script was created in the 18th century by King Phyagdor Namgyal of Sikkim and has been used primarily for religious texts, poetry, and folklore. This block includes all the necessary characters for writing in Lepcha, reflecting the script’s cultural and religious significance..