31A Combining left angle above is normal spacing char — is that OK?

[Mercury13]

Again, I’m the developer of Unicodia, simple Character Map replacement. As I discovered more bugs in Cambria and Noto, I’m looking for replacement. That’s what I found.

It is a normal spacing character, though its name is “Combining left angle above” — is it OK?

[jvgaultney]

This character isn't really a combining one, even though the Unicode spec calls it that, and places it in the combining range. It is normally placed to the upper right of a letter to indicate an unreleased stop. The image in the Unicode spec hints at that use.

[Mercury13]

Probably it’s better to remove spacing on the left.

[jvgaultney]

I'll consider that, but you can't reduce the spacing by much. Here's how it's used in the IPA to show how some people say the word 'dude':