U+1033F "𐌿" Gothic Letter Urus Unicode Character

U+1033F "𐌿" Gothic Letter Urus is a letter from the Gothic alphabet, an ancient writing system used primarily to transcribe the Gothic language, an East Germanic language attested mainly from the 4th century CE. This specific character represents the sound /u/ and derives its name from the Gothic word for aurochs, a now-extinct wild ox, following the traditional Germanic practice of naming runes and letters after common objects or animals. Part of the Gothic block in Unicode, it is encoded in the Supplementary Multilingual Plane and is essential for digital representation of historical Gothic texts, such as the famous Codex Argenteus.