MEETEI MAYEK VOWEL SIGN UNAP character

MEETEI MAYEK VOWEL SIGN UNAP
U+ABE8
44008
ꯨ
ꯨ
Mn (Nonspacing Mark)
NSM (Nonspacing Mark)
N
0
Meetei Mayek
0
BMP
Basic Multilingual Plane
0000-FFFF
ꯨ












MEETEI MAYEK VOWEL SIGN UNAP is a nonspacing combining mark (zero advance width) from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of MEETEI MAYEK VOWEL SIGN UNAP 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 Meetei Mayek block. The Meetei Mayek block contains characters used in the Meetei Mayek script, which is used for writing the Meitei language spoken in the Indian state of Manipur. The script is alphabetic, with distinct characters representing individual sounds in the Meitei language. The Meetei Mayek script has a long history, dating back to at least the 11th century, and was used for a variety of texts, including religious and historical documents. The script saw a revival in the 20th century as part of efforts to promote and preserve the cultural identity of the Meitei people. This block includes all the characters needed to write in Meetei Mayek..