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The following are special marks and symbols used together with the Thai alphabet.

Mai Ek (tone mark)
Mai Tho (tone mark)
Mai Tri (tone mark)
Mai Chattawa (tone mark)
Mai Taikhu (shortens the vowel attached to the initial consonant)
Mai Thanthakhat (silences the letter over which it is placed)
Paiyan Noi (abbreviation symbol)
Paiyan Yai (an etcetera sign)
Mai Yamok (duplication sign)
Fongman (marks start of paragraph/sentence or poem stanza)
Angkhandeaw (marks end of sentence or poem stanza)
Angkhankhu (marks end of chapter or episode)
Khomut (marks end of story)
Yamakkhan (used to mark clusters in Sanskrit)
Pinthu (used to mark clusters in Sanskrit)
Nikhahit (used as Sanskrit/Pali inherited consonant)