U+11310 "𑌐" Grantha Letter Ai Unicode Character

U+11310 "𑌐" Grantha Letter Ai is a character used in the Grantha script, a classical South Indian writing system historically employed for writing Sanskrit and Manipravalam. It represents the independent vowel sound "ai," similar to the diphthong in the English word "eye," and is distinct from the vowel sign used to modify a consonant. This letter is part of the Unicode block for Grantha, encoded to support the digital preservation and scholarly use of this ancient script, which is particularly important for religious and academic texts from the Tamil Nadu and Kerala regions.