U+11348 "𑍈" Grantha Vowel Sign Ai Unicode Character

U+11348 "𑍈" Grantha Vowel Sign Ai is a combining diacritical mark used in the Grantha script, an ancient Brahmic writing system historically employed in South India for writing Sanskrit and classical Tamil texts. This vowel sign represents the long vowel "ai" and is placed above or attached to a consonant character to modify its inherent vowel sound, functioning as a dependent vowel marker rather than as an independent letter. It is part of the Unicode Grantha block, encoded to support digital preservation and accurate rendering of historical manuscripts and inscriptions where this script was prevalent.