To make katakana fit into the area allowed, some compromises were made: the diacritical marks Dakuten and Handakuten are treated as separate characters instead of being part of the preceding character.
Some compromises were made. This was to make katakana fit into the area allowed. Dakuten and Handakuten are treated as separate characters instead of. This is what the diacritical marks. Dakuten and Handakuten were being part of the preceding character. This is what the diacritical marks.