U+10A00 "𐨀" Kharoshthi Letter A Unicode Character

U+10A00 "𐨀" Kharoshthi Letter A is the first letter of the Kharoshthi script, an ancient abugida primarily used from the 3rd century BCE to the 3rd century CE to write the Gāndhārī language and other Prakrits in regions encompassing modern-day Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India. This character represents the inherent vowel 'a' in the script, serving as a foundational consonant character from which other syllables are derived through the addition of diacritical vowel marks. Unlike many other Brahmic scripts, Kharoshthi is written from right to left, and it disappeared after the first few centuries CE, leaving behind inscriptions on coins, manuscripts, and stone carvings that are crucial for understanding early Buddhist and Indo‑Greek history.