TIBETAN VOWEL SIGN AA character

TIBETAN VOWEL SIGN AA
U+0F71
3953
ཱ
ཱ
Mn (Nonspacing Mark)
NSM (Nonspacing Mark)
N
129
Tibetan
0
BMP
Basic Multilingual Plane
0000-FFFF
ཱ












TIBETAN VOWEL SIGN AA is a nonspacing combining mark (zero advance width) from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of TIBETAN VOWEL SIGN AA 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 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..