MIAO TONE ABOVE character

MIAO TONE ABOVE
U+16F91
94097
𖾑
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Mn (Nonspacing Mark)
NSM (Nonspacing Mark)
N
0
Miao
1
SMP
Supplementary Multilingual Plane
10000-1FFFF
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MIAO TONE ABOVE is a nonspacing combining mark (zero advance width) from the Supplementary Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of MIAO TONE 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 Miao block. The Miao block contains characters used in the Miao script, which was developed in the 20th century by missionaries for writing the Hmong language spoken in China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. The script is an alphabetic system designed to reflect the phonetic structure of the Hmong language. This block is important for preserving the linguistic heritage of the Hmong people and for supporting literacy and education in the Hmong-speaking communities..