U+10C3C "𐰼" Old Turkic Letter Orkhon Aer Unicode Character

U+10C3C "𐰼" Old Turkic Letter Orkhon Aer is a specific glyph from the Old Turkic script, an alphabet used to write the Old Turkic language, most famously on the Orkhon inscriptions in Mongolia dating back to the 8th century. This character represents a consonant sound, typically transcribed as "r" or "aer" in transliterations, and is part of the Orkhon variant of the script which was deciphered in the late 19th century. Its inclusion in Unicode under the Old Turkic block allows for digital preservation and use of this historically significant writing system, which connects modern scholars and enthusiasts to the linguistic heritage of the Göktürk Empire.