U+10363 "𐍣" Old Permic Letter U Unicode Character

U+10363 "𐍣" Old Permic Letter U is a glyph from the Old Permic script, an alphabet historically used to write the Komi language and other Uralic languages in the Perm region of northeastern Europe during the 14th to 17th centuries. This specific character represents the vowel sound /u/ and was part of an alphabet created by the missionary Saint Stephen of Perm, who adapted elements from Greek, Cyrillic, and indigenous Tamga symbols to facilitate Christian literacy among the Komi people. The letter is included in the Unicode standard as part of the Old Permic block, which preserves this historical writing system for digital use and scholarly study.