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   September 2024
  - Unicode 15.0 update.




MAKASAR VOWEL SIGN U character


Name:
MAKASAR VOWEL SIGN U
Hex Number:
U+11EF4
Decimal Number:
73460
HTML Entity (Dec):
𑻴
HTML Entity (Hex):
𑻴
Alternate Name:

Category:
Mn (Nonspacing Mark)
Bidi Class:
NSM (Nonspacing Mark)
Mirrored:
N
Combining Class:
0
Unicode Block:
Makasar
Plane:
1
Plane Code:
SMP
Plane Description:
Supplementary Multilingual Plane
Plane Range:
10000-1FFFF
Character Preview:
𑻴












MAKASAR VOWEL SIGN U is a nonspacing combining mark (zero advance width) from the Supplementary Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of MAKASAR VOWEL SIGN U 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 Makasar block. The Makasar script was historically used on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, by the Makassarese people. It is part of the broader family of Brahmic scripts that spread across South and Southeast Asia, influenced by the spread of Hinduism and Buddhism. The script was used primarily for writing Old Makassarese and religious texts until it was replaced by the Latin alphabet during the Dutch colonial period. The Unicode block for Makasar helps ensure that this script, like many others in Indonesia, is preserved for future generations. Scholars, cultural activists, and linguists now have the tools to digitally encode and study Makasar texts, which are important for understanding the region’s rich history, including its pre-Islamic and Islamic periods..





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