OLD SOGDIAN LETTER SAMEKH character

OLD SOGDIAN LETTER SAMEKH
U+10F11
69393
𐼑
𐼑

Lo (Letter, Other)
R (Right-to-Left)
N
0
Old Sogdian
1
SMP
Supplementary Multilingual Plane
10000-1FFFF
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OLD SOGDIAN LETTER SAMEKH is other letters, including syllables and ideographs from the Supplementary Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of OLD SOGDIAN LETTER SAMEKH is Right-to-Left (Strong). It belongs to the strong right-to-left characters..

The Right-to-Left (R) bidi class is assigned to characters that are written from right to left. This class includes most alphabetic characters from scripts such as Arabic, Hebrew, Syriac, and Thaana. The R characters determine the directionality of text segments and are crucial in the processing of bidirectional text.

Other Letter (Lo) refers to letters that do not fit into the uppercase, lowercase, titlecase, or modifier letter categories. These include letters from scripts that do not have case distinction, such as Arabic, Hebrew, Chinese, and others. This category is also used for syllabic and ideographic characters that function as letters.

This character belongs to the Old Sogdian block. The Old Sogdian script is one of the oldest scripts used by the Sogdians, an ancient Iranian people whose homeland was centered in what is now Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The Sogdian language was an important lingua franca along the Silk Road, playing a crucial role in the trade and cultural exchanges between East and West. The Old Sogdian script is found in a variety of inscriptions and manuscripts, including religious texts related to Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, and Buddhism. It predates the more commonly known Sogdian script, which was used in later periods. By including Old Sogdian in Unicode, scholars can digitally encode and analyze ancient documents, which are critical for understanding the history and cultural interactions of Central Asia. Its preservation in the digital realm ensures that this historically significant script remains accessible for research and education..