What is combining character in SAP BC-I18 - Internationalization (I18N)?

SAP Term: combining character

• Component: BC-I18

• Component Name: Internationalization (I18N)

• Description: A character whose visible form is intended to visually combine with or attach to another character. Combining characters are not used in isolation unless they are being described. They include such characters as accents, diacritics, Hebrew points, Arabic vowel signs and Indic matras. The meaning of the resulting combination may be a combination of the meanings of its components, or it may be a new meaning altogether. For example, the character U+0041 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER A combines with U+030A COMBINING RING ABOVE to produce Å.

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• Key Concepts: 
  A combining character is a special character used in SAP software to combine two or more characters into one. It is used to represent characters that cannot be represented by a single character, such as accents, umlauts, and other diacritical marks. It is also used to represent characters that are not available in the current language or encoding. 
  
  How to use it: 
  Combining characters are used in SAP software to represent characters that cannot be represented by a single character. To use a combining character, you must first enter the base character followed by the combining character. For example, if you want to enter an umlaut (¨) over the letter "a", you would enter "a" followed by the combining character "¨". 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When using combining characters, it is important to remember that they must be entered in the correct order. The base character must always come before the combining character. Additionally, some combining characters may not be supported in certain languages or encodings, so it is important to check for compatibility before using them. 
  
  Related Information: 
  Combining characters are part of the BC-I18 Internationalization (I18N) component of SAP software. For more information on this component, please refer to the official SAP documentation.