U+10521 "𐔡" Elbasan Letter Xe Unicode Character

U+10521 "𐔡" Elbasan Letter Xe is a historical letter from the Elbasan script, an alphabet invented in the mid-18th century for writing the Albanian language. This specific character represents a glottal or velar fricative sound, similar to the modern Albanian "xh". The Elbasan script was developed by the Albanian Orthodox monk Gregory of Elbasan and was primarily used in religious and educational texts before being largely supplanted by the Latin-based Albanian alphabet. Today, the Elbasan Letter Xe is classified under the Unicode block "Elbasan" and serves as a valuable resource for scholars studying the paleography and linguistic history of the Albanian language.