SOYOMBO FINAL CONSONANT SIGN K character

SOYOMBO FINAL CONSONANT SIGN K
U+11A8B
72331
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Mn (Nonspacing Mark)
NSM (Nonspacing Mark)
N
0
Soyombo
1
SMP
Supplementary Multilingual Plane
10000-1FFFF
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SOYOMBO FINAL CONSONANT SIGN K is a nonspacing combining mark (zero advance width) from the Supplementary Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of SOYOMBO FINAL CONSONANT SIGN K 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 Soyombo block. The Soyombo block contains characters used in the Soyombo script, which was created in the late 17th century by the Mongolian monk and scholar Zanabazar. The script was designed for writing Mongolian, Tibetan, and Sanskrit, and was used primarily for Buddhist texts and inscriptions. The Soyombo script is an abugida, with each consonant carrying an inherent vowel sound that can be modified with diacritics. This block includes all the characters needed to write in Soyombo, reflecting its significance in the religious and cultural heritage of Mongolia..