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An invocation opening a document.
Also known as: Bengali invocation mark
The Bengali mark written at the head of a letter or document as an invocation before the text begins.
Opens a Bengali letter or document with an invocation.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History
Also written before the name of a deceased person, where it functions as an honorific of the dead rather than an opening — the same glyph doing two jobs distinguished only by position.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History
A compact glyph standing alone above or before the first line of a document, distinct from any letter.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.