U+10C20 "𐰠" Old Turkic Letter Orkhon Ael Unicode Character

U+10C20 "𐰠" Old Turkic Letter Orkhon Ael is a specific glyph used in the Old Turkic script, also known as the Orkhon or Göktürk alphabet, which was employed to write the Old Turkic language during the 8th century and later centuries in Central Asia. This character represents a vowel sound, typically transcribed as "ä" or "æ," and is found in inscriptions such as the famous Orkhon monuments in Mongolia. Its inclusion in Unicode under the Old Turkic block ensures that modern digital systems can accurately encode and display this historically significant writing system, preserving access to the linguistic heritage of early Turkic peoples.