Precomposed character
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A precomposed character (alternatively decomposable character) is a Unicode entity that can be decomposed into a canonically equivalent string of several other characters. Typically, a precomposed character is decomposed into to the main character and a combining diacritical mark.
On most computer systems with incomplete Unicode support, the precomposed characters are easier to handle, and also they look better on displays and in print.
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