ZANABAZAR SQUARE SIGN VIRAMA character

ZANABAZAR SQUARE SIGN VIRAMA
U+11A34
72244
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Mn (Nonspacing Mark)
NSM (Nonspacing Mark)
N
9
Zanabazar Square
1
SMP
Supplementary Multilingual Plane
10000-1FFFF
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ZANABAZAR SQUARE SIGN VIRAMA is a nonspacing combining mark (zero advance width) from the Supplementary Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of ZANABAZAR SQUARE SIGN VIRAMA 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 Zanabazar Square block. The Zanabazar Square block contains characters used in the Zanabazar Square script, also known as the Xewtee Dörböljin Bicig script, which was created by the Mongolian monk and scholar Zanabazar in the late 17th century. The script was used for writing Mongolian, Tibetan, and Sanskrit texts, particularly in Buddhist religious contexts. The 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 Zanabazar Square, reflecting its significance in the religious and cultural history of Mongolia..