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noncombining

noncombining

8.6
A letter or symbol that cannot take accents written after it
  • adjective
  • /nɒn.kəmˈbaɪ.nɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no combinante
  • In Unicode, a noncombining character cannot accept following combining diacritical marks.

Examples

  • The font treats the space as noncombining, so accents remain unattached in rendering.

  • When normalizing text, the parser skips noncombining code points to preserve original diacritics.

  • The letter 'A' is a noncombining character.

  • In Unicode, some characters are noncombining.

  • In Unicode, a noncombining character does not accept combining diacritical marks when rendered.

  • The font renders characters as noncombining, ensuring that diacritical marks do not attach.

  • When processing text, the software identifies noncombining code points, keeping the original appearance of diacritics.

Synonyms

noncombinative
vsnoncombining
9.9

Unable to mix or join with other things

serves in Unicode and typography to name characters that do not accept diacritical marks

Antonyms

combining
2.4

Joining two or more things to make one

Surface Forms

noncombining positive

Morphology

noncombining = combining (transparent) = non + combine + ing

In the technical Unicode sense this is the negative prefix 'non-' applied to 'combining' (combine + -ing) to indicate a character does not accept combining marks; the structure is straightforward.

Etymology

Noncombining comes from non- 'not' and combine 'to join', so in writing it means a letter or sign that will not join with accent marks. That's why a noncombining character keeps accents separate and does not attach them to the base letter.