TIBETAN SYMBOL PHUR PA character

TIBETAN SYMBOL PHUR PA
U+0FC8
4040
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So (Other Symbol)
L (Left-to-Right)
N
0
Tibetan
0
BMP
Basic Multilingual Plane
0000-FFFF
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TIBETAN SYMBOL PHUR PA is a symbol of other type from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of TIBETAN SYMBOL PHUR PA 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.

Other Symbol (So) refers to a broad category of symbols that do not fit into the mathematical, currency, or modifier symbol categories. This includes a wide range of characters used in various contexts, such as zodiac signs, playing card symbols, and geometric shapes.

This character belongs to the Tibetan block. The Tibetan block contains characters used in the Tibetan script, which is used for writing the Tibetan language as well as Dzongkha (the national language of Bhutan), Sikkimese, and other languages of the Tibetan cultural sphere. The Tibetan script is an abugida, with consonants carrying an inherent vowel sound that can be modified with diacritics. This block includes characters for consonants, vowels, numerals, and a variety of marks used in religious and literary texts. The script is historically significant, having been developed in the 7th century for translating Buddhist scriptures..