U+1050F "𐔏" Elbasan Letter Ke Unicode Character

U+1050F "𐔏" Elbasan Letter Ke is a specific glyph from the Elbasan script, an alphabet created in the mid-18th century for writing the Albanian language, traditionally associated with the Elbasan Gospel manuscript. This character represents the consonant sound /k/ in the Albanian phonemic inventory and is encoded in the Supplementary Multilingual Plane within the Elbasan block (U+10500–U+1052F). Its design reflects the distinctive, rounded style of the Elbasan script, which is notable for its historical role in preserving Albanian religious texts before the adoption of the modern Latin-based alphabet. The letter is one of 40 characters in the Elbasan alphabet and remains significant for scholars studying Albanian linguistic history and paleography.