MODIFIER LETTER SHORT EQUALS SIGN character

MODIFIER LETTER SHORT EQUALS SIGN
U+A78A
42890
꞊
꞊
Sk (Modifier Symbol)
L (Left-to-Right)
N
0
Latin Extended-D
0
BMP
Basic Multilingual Plane
0000-FFFF
꞊












MODIFIER LETTER SHORT EQUALS SIGN is a non-letterlike modifier symbol from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of MODIFIER LETTER SHORT EQUALS SIGN is Left-to-Right (Strong). It belongs to the strong left-to-right characters..

The Left-to-Right (L) bidi class is assigned to characters that are written from left to right. This includes most alphabetic characters from Latin, Greek, Cyrillic, and other scripts that are typically written in this direction. The presence of L characters in a text influences the overall text directionality in bidirectional contexts.

Modifier Symbol (Sk) refers to small characters that modify the meaning of other characters. These symbols are often used in phonetic notations, linguistic texts, and various other contexts to indicate alterations in sound or meaning.

This character belongs to the Latin Extended-D block. The Latin Extended-D block contains additional Latin characters that are used in various languages and dialects, as well as for phonetic transcriptions and scholarly work. These characters extend the basic Latin alphabet to support the orthographic needs of languages that are not fully covered by the standard Latin blocks. This block is particularly important for representing the diverse linguistic landscape of the world, including minority languages and specialized fields such as linguistics..