U+10A17 "𐨗" Kharoshthi Letter Ja Unicode Character

U+10A17 "𐨗" Kharoshthi Letter Ja is an ancient script character representing the syllable "ja" in the Kharoshthi writing system, which was used primarily in the Gandhara region of South Asia from around the 3rd century BCE to the 3rd century CE. This letter is part of the Kharoshthi block in Unicode, included to support the scholarly study of historical texts, such as Buddhist manuscripts and inscriptions on coins and pillars. The character itself is a consonant in the Kharoshthi abugida, where each consonant inherently carries a short 'a' vowel sound unless modified by diacritics.