U+1139A "𑎚" Tulu-Tigalari Letter Jha Unicode Character

U+1139A "𑎚" Tulu-Tigalari Letter Jha is a specific glyph representing the aspirated voiced palatal consonant "jha" within the Tulu-Tigalari script, an abugida historically used to write the Tulu language in the coastal Karnataka region of India. This character was added to the Unicode Standard as part of the Tulu-Tigalari block, which encodes the script's unique set of consonants, vowels, and diacritical marks. The letter Jha is distinguished by its distinct orthographic form, which includes a characteristic horizontal headstroke and a curved lower loop, and it is used in transliterating or writing Sanskrit-derived loanwords and native Tulu vocabulary. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates digital preservation and modern text processing for the Tulu language, supporting cultural and linguistic heritage efforts.