U+111B5 "𑆵" Sharada Vowel Sign Ii Unicode Character

U+111B5 "𑆵" Sharada Vowel Sign Ii is a combining diacritical mark used in the Sharada script, which is historically employed for writing the Kashmiri and Sanskrit languages. This vowel sign represents the long vowel sound "ii" and is attached to a consonant character to modify its inherent vowel, indicating a prolonged or elongated pronunciation. It appears as a distinctive stroke or curl positioned above or to the side of the base consonant, depending on the specific orthographic conventions of the script. The Sharada script itself is part of the Brahmic family of writing systems, and this vowel sign is encoded in the Unicode Standard under the Sharada block, contributing to the digital preservation of this ancient and culturally significant script.