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Use of the combining characters follows Unicode convention, with tone marks appearing immediately after the letter they attach to, and the diphthong mark appearing between the two letters it attaches to.
Use of the combining characters follows Unicode convention, with tone marks appearing immediately after the letter they attach to, and the diphthong mark appearing between the two letters it attaches to.


The encoding has separate characters for the start and end of a cartouche. This is because cartouches can span across more than one word, and fonts therefore need both ends delineated to know how far back to extend a cartouche.
The encoding has separate characters for the start and end of a cartouche. This is because cartouches can span across more than one word, and fonts therefore need both ends delineated to know which letters they extend over.