The zero-width joiner (ZWJ) is a non-printing character used in the computerized typesetting of some complex scripts, such as the Arabic script or any of the Indic scripts. When placed between two characters that would otherwise not be connected, a ZWJ causes them to be printed in their connected forms. The ZWJ's Unicode number is U+200D zero width joiner (HTML: ‍ ‍). In the InScript keyboard layout for Indian languages it is typed by the key combination Ctrl+Shift+1. However many layouts use ']' key for this character.[1]
[edit] Example
Devanagari script
| Character sequence |
Appearance |
| [ka क] [virāma ्] [no ZWJ] |
क् |
| [ka क] [virāma ्] [ZWJ] |
क् |
| [ka क] [virāma ्] [no ZWJ] [ṣa ष] |
क्ष |
| [ka क] [virāma ्] [ZWJ] [ṣa ष] |
क्ष |
Kannada script
| Character sequence |
Appearance |
| [na ನ] [virāma ್] |
ನ್ |
| [na ನ] [virāma ್] [no ZWJ] [na ನ] |
ನ್ನ |
| [na ನ] [virāma ್] [ZWJ] [na ನ] |
ನ್ನ |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
|
|
|
| Unicode |
|
|
| Code points |
|
|
| Characters |
|
|
| Processing |
|
|
On pairs
of code points |
|
|
| Usage |
|
|
| Related standards |
|
|
| Related topics |
|
|
|
|
|
