U+10F56 "𐽖" Sogdian Punctuation Two Vertical Bars with Dots Unicode Character

U+10F56 "𐽖" Sogdian Punctuation Two Vertical Bars with Dots is a punctuation mark used in the Sogdian script, an ancient writing system employed primarily for the Sogdian language of Central Asia, which belongs to the Eastern Iranian branch. This specific character consists of two vertical bars flanked by dots, and it functioned as a textual divider or a marker of separation within Sogdian manuscripts, much like a modern comma, colon, or other pause-based punctuation. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent the punctuation conventions of historical Sogdian texts, which are crucial for scholarly study of Silk Road languages, religions, and cultures.