U+054E "Վ" Armenian Capital Letter Vew Unicode Character

U+054E "Վ" Armenian Capital Letter Vew is the thirty-second letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the voiced labiodental fricative sound /v/. Its name, Vew, translates to "word" or "speech" in Armenian, reflecting the letter's symbolic connection to language and communication. This character is used primarily in Eastern and Western Armenian orthographies, appearing in historical manuscripts and modern typography as a capital letter in titles, proper nouns, and sentence-initial positions. The form of the letter Vew is derived from the cursive and angular styles characteristic of early medieval Armenian scripts, such as the Erkatagir or "iron script," and it remains an integral component of the Armenian writing system, preserving a rich cultural and linguistic heritage.