U+10A0C "𐨌" Kharoshthi Vowel Length Mark Unicode Character

U+10A0C "𐨌" Kharoshthi Vowel Length Mark is a combining sign used in the Kharoshthi script, an ancient writing system historically employed in the northwestern regions of the Indian subcontinent, particularly for Gandhari Prakrit and Sanskrit texts. This diacritical mark is placed after a vowel sign to indicate that the vowel should be pronounced with a longer duration, functioning similarly to a macron in other scripts. It appears attached to consonant characters that already carry an inherent vowel, modifying the syllable's phonetic length without introducing a new vowel sound. The Kharoshthi script itself is written from right to left and is known from inscriptions, coins, and manuscripts dating from around the 3rd century BCE to the 4th century CE.