U+102A8 "𐊨" Carian Letter Q Unicode Character

U+102A8 "𐊨" Carian Letter Q is a symbol from the Carian alphabet, an ancient script used primarily in Caria, a region of southwestern Anatolia (modern-day Turkey), from roughly the 7th to the 3rd century BCE. This character represents a consonant sound, specifically the voiceless uvular plosive /q/, and is part of the Carian block of the Unicode Standard, which was added to support the digital encoding of this historical writing system. The Carian script, which was deciphered in the 20th century, is known for its unique letter shapes and was used to write the Carian language, a poorly attested member of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family.