Soft Dotted - Yes

Yes is the designation for characters that are considered “soft dotted,” meaning they have a dot that should be removed or suppressed when combining diacritical marks, such as accents, are applied. Examples include lowercase “i” and “j,” where the dot vanishes when you add a grave, acute, or circumflex. This behavior ensures correct rendering in languages like Lithuanian or in phonetic transcription, preventing visual clutter. The “Yes” value applies to a specific set of letters, primarily Latin and Cyrillic, and is used by text layout engines to decide when to delete the dot before adding the mark above. It does not apply to uppercase forms, which already lack a dot, nor to dotted letters like “ı” (dotless i) or “ȷ” (dotless j), which receive “No.” Essentially, it tags certain base glyphs as dynamic, so their intrinsic dot is treated as removable rather than permanent.