U+10FC0 "𐿀" Chorasmian Letter Ayin Unicode Character

U+10FC0 "𐿀" Chorasmian Letter Ayin is a symbol from the extinct Chorasmian script, an ancient writing system used for the Chorasmian language, an Eastern Iranian language spoken in the region of Chorasmia in Central Asia. This character represents a voiced pharyngeal fricative sound, similar to the Arabic letter 'ayn, and is part of the Unicode block "Chorasmian" added in version 16.0 in 2024. It was encoded to support the scholarly study and digital preservation of historical texts from the pre Islamic era, including inscriptions and manuscripts that document the cultural and linguistic heritage of the region.