U+10915 "𐤕" Phoenician Letter Tau Unicode Character

U+10915 "𐤕" Phoenician Letter Tau is the twenty-second and final letter of the Phoenician alphabet, originally representing the sound /t/ (a voiceless alveolar plosive). Its shape is typically depicted as a simple cross or "X" form, though variations exist depending on the ancient inscription. This letter is the direct ancestor of the Greek letter Tau (Τ τ) and through it, the Latin letter T and the Cyrillic letter Te (Т т), making it a foundational glyph in the development of writing systems across Western civilization. Historically, Tau symbolized a mark or sign, a meaning reflected in its name from the Semitic word for "mark", and it appears in many ancient inscriptions from the Phoenician trading empire.