U+04AD "ҭ" Cyrillic Small Letter Te with Descender Unicode Character

U+04AD "ҭ" Cyrillic Small Letter Te with Descender is a variant of the standard Cyrillic letter Te, distinguished by a small descender or hook attached to the bottom of the letter's vertical stem. It is used primarily in the Abkhaz language alphabet, where it represents a specific voiceless aspirated alveolar plosive sound, distinct from the regular /t/ sound. The corresponding uppercase form is U+04AC "Ҭ", and this letter is an essential part of the Abkhaz orthography, reflecting the language's rich phonetic inventory. It is also encountered in some other minority languages of the Caucasus region, though its usage remains relatively specialized outside of Abkhaz.