TAI THAM COMBINING CRYPTOGRAMMIC DOT character

TAI THAM COMBINING CRYPTOGRAMMIC DOT
U+1A7F
6783
᩿
᩿
Mn (Nonspacing Mark)
NSM (Nonspacing Mark)
N
220
Tai Tham
0
BMP
Basic Multilingual Plane
0000-FFFF
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TAI THAM COMBINING CRYPTOGRAMMIC DOT is a nonspacing combining mark (zero advance width) from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of TAI THAM COMBINING CRYPTOGRAMMIC DOT 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 Tai Tham block. The Tai Tham block contains characters used in the Tai Tham script, which is used for writing the Northern Thai, Tai Lue, and Khün languages spoken in northern Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar. The script is an abugida, with each consonant carrying an inherent vowel sound that can be modified with diacritics. The Tai Tham script has been used primarily for religious texts, particularly in the context of Theravada Buddhism. This block includes all the necessary characters for writing in Tai Tham, reflecting its significance in the cultural and religious traditions of the Tai peoples..