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<p>The <ahref="https://unicode.org/versions/Unicode16.0.0/core-spec/chapter-12/#G746330" target="_blank">Unicode Standard</a> describes ‘special cases’ where the bindi dot needs to appear to the <em>left</em> of the letter <spanclass="ch">ੀ</span>. To produce this effect, type and store the bindi and vowel sign in the reverse order compared to the norm.</p>
<p>Consonant clusters in syllable onsets are not particularly common in Punjabi. The more common variety involves a medial <spanclass="uname">RA</span> or a <spanclass="uname">VA</span> after the initial consonant. These are normally rendered as reduced subjoined forms below the preceding consonant (see <aclass="secref">stacks</a>), eg.</p>
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<p><spanclass="eg" lang="pa">ਕ੍ਰੋਧ</span></p>
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<p><spanclass="eg" lang="pa">ਸ੍ਵਰ</span></p>
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<h4>Yakash</h4>
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<p>Occasionally, a cluster ending with <spanclass="trans">y</span> is rendered using <spanclass="ch">ੵ</span>, though this appears to be quite rare, eg.</p>
<p>Normally Gurmukhi produces stacks to indicate a consonant cluster for only 3 combinations. In each case, the second letter in the cluster appears subjoined to the first.</p>
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<p>The stacking behaviour is produced by adding <spanclass="hx">0A4D</span> between the two characters to be stacked. The lower character's shape and size are significantly reduced, eg.</p>
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<pclass="info">The stacking behaviour is produced by adding <spanclass="hx">0A4D</span> between the two characters to be stacked. The lower character's shape and size are significantly reduced, eg.</p>
<p>Syllable-initial clusters also occur with <spanclass="trans">r</span> and occasionally <spanclass="trans">v</span>, and are also indicated using subjoined forms, eg. <spanclass="eg" lang="pa">ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ</span><spanclass="eg" lang="pa">ਸ੍ਵਰਗ</span> Subjoined <spanclass="trans">v</span> is much less common in modern text.</p>
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<pclass="info ">To indicate conjunct clusters in Unicode text add <spanclass="ch">੍</span> before the subjoined character, eg.
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<spanclass="ex">ਪ੍ਰ</span>
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is produced by the sequence
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<spanclass="hx split">0A2A 0A4D 0A30</span>.
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<p>The virama may also be used occasionally to suppress the vowel in Sanskritised text, or in dictionaries for extra phonetic information.<tt>ws</tt> In some fonts subjoined forms are available for other consonant clusters, though they are not used unless the content author uses a virama.</p>
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<h4>Half-forms</h4>
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<p>Modern Gurmukhi texts don't feature half-forms like those in Devanagari, but a few pairings are attested in older texts. They include the following. In a few other cases, the half-form is sometimes the first consonant in the cluster, and other times the second. Read more in the <ahref="https://unicode.org/versions/Unicode16.0.0/core-spec/chapter-12/#G34625" target="_blank">Unicode Standard</a>.</p>
<p>Occasionally, a cluster ending with <spanclass="trans">y</span> is rendered using <spanclass="ch">ੵ</span>, though this appears to be quite rare, eg.</p>
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