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diff --git a/runtime/doc/mbyte.txt b/runtime/doc/mbyte.txt index a8c5670352..47fd4f3343 100644 --- a/runtime/doc/mbyte.txt +++ b/runtime/doc/mbyte.txt @@ -646,6 +646,12 @@ widespread as file format. A composing or combining character is used to change the meaning of the character before it. The combining characters are drawn on top of the preceding character. + +Nvim largely follows the definition of extended grapheme clusters in UAX#29 +in the Unicode standard, with some modifications: An ascii char will always +start a new cluster. In addition 'arabicshape' enables the combining of some +arabic letters, when they are shaped to be displayed together in a single cell. + Too big combined characters cannot be displayed, but they can still be inspected using the |g8| and |ga| commands described below. When editing text a composing character is mostly considered part of the |