U+10348 "𐍈" Gothic Letter Hwair Unicode Character

U+10348 "𐍈" Gothic Letter Hwair is a character from the Gothic alphabet, used to represent the Gothic letter hwair, which corresponds to the sound /hw/ or /ʍ/ in early Germanic languages. This character was added to the Unicode standard as part of the Gothic block, which was included in Unicode version 3.1 in 2001, to support the transcription and study of the Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language known primarily from the 4th century Codex Argenteus. The letter hwair is notable for its distinctive shape resembling a stylized W or a gable, and it holds historical significance in the study of Gothic phonology and runic influences.