U+10A1C "𐨜" Kharoshthi Letter Dda Unicode Character

U+10A1C "𐨜" Kharoshthi Letter Dda is a specific glyph from the ancient Kharoshthi script, which was used primarily in the regions of modern-day Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia from around the 3rd century BCE to the 4th century CE. This character represents the unvoiced retroflex stop sound "ḍ" and is part of the Kharoshthi block in the Unicode standard, which was encoded to preserve this historical writing system for digital use. The letter "Dda" reflects the script's unique adaptation of the Aramaic alphabet, adapted for the Gandhari Prakrit language and other local dialects, and its inclusion in Unicode helps scholars and linguists access, study, and digitally archive manuscripts and inscriptions from the ancient Buddhist and Indus Valley cultures.