U+11402 "𑐂" Newa Letter I Unicode Character

U+11402 "𑐂" Newa Letter I is used in the Newa script, which is an abugida historically employed to write the Newar language of Nepal's Kathmandu Valley and is also known as Nepal script. This specific character represents the short vowel sound "i", functioning as an independent vowel letter in the script, distinct from dependent vowel signs that attach to consonants. As part of the Unicode standard's Newa block, encoded in version 9.0 released in 2016, it helps preserve and digitally represent this traditional writing system, which has seen a revival in recent years for cultural and literary purposes.