Hi Richard and All, Please see interesting results on Bengali character sequencing (rules) while using U+09CD followed by U+200C (zero-width non-joiner) or by another Bengali character, for an example, a charcater sequence বাদ্লা (Badla or rainy). বাদ্লা (U+09CD not followed by U+200C) 09AC: ব BENGALI LETTER BA 09BE: া BENGALI VOWEL SIGN AA 09A6: দ BENGALI LETTER DA 09CD: ্ BENGALI SIGN VIRAMA 09B2: ল BENGALI LETTER LA 09BE: া BENGALI VOWEL SIGN AA 0020: SPACE বাদ্‌লা (U+09CD followed by U+200C to get no Conjunct) 09AC: ব BENGALI LETTER BA 09BE: া BENGALI VOWEL SIGN AA 09A6: দ BENGALI LETTER DA 09CD: ্ BENGALI SIGN VIRAMA 200C: ‌ ZERO WIDTH NON-JOINER 09B2: ল BENGALI LETTER LA 09BE: া BENGALI VOWEL SIGN AA বাগ্মী (U+09CD not followed by U+200C resulting in a Conjunct গ্ম ) 09AC: ব BENGALI LETTER BA 09BE: া BENGALI VOWEL SIGN AA 0997: গ BENGALI LETTER GA 09CD: ্ BENGALI SIGN VIRAMA 09AE: ম BENGALI LETTER MA 09C0: ী BENGALI VOWEL SIGN II 0020: SPACE বাদ্লা (though U+09CD is not followed by U+200C, it results no conjunct) 09AC: ব BENGALI LETTER BA 09BE: া BENGALI VOWEL SIGN AA 09A6: দ BENGALI LETTER DA 09CD: ্ BENGALI SIGN VIRAMA 09B2: ল BENGALI LETTER LA 09BE: া BENGALI VOWEL SIGN AA 0020: SPACE বাগ্‌মী (U+09CD followed by U+200C resulting no Conjunct, as expected) 09AC: ব BENGALI LETTER BA 09BE: া BENGALI VOWEL SIGN AA 0997: গ BENGALI LETTER GA 09CD: ্ BENGALI SIGN VIRAMA 200C: ‌ ZERO WIDTH NON-JOINER 09AE: ম BENGALI LETTER MA 09C0: ী BENGALI VOWEL SIGN II