U+10C31 "𐰱" Old Turkic Letter Orkhon Ic Unicode Character

U+10C31 "𐰱" Old Turkic Letter Orkhon Ic is a symbol used in the Old Turkic script, specifically representing a consonantal sound akin to /itʃ/ or /iʧ/ and belonging to the Orkhon alphabet found in inscriptions from the 8th century in Central Asia, such as those in Mongolia. This character is part of the Unicode block for Old Turkic, which enables the digital representation of historical texts from the Göktürk and Uyghur empires. Its inclusion in Unicode preserves the written legacy of early Turkic languages, facilitating modern academic study and cultural heritage documentation.