U+1148C "𑒌" Tirhuta Letter Ai Unicode Character

U+1148C "𑒌" Tirhuta Letter Ai is a glyph from the Tirhuta script, an abugida historically used to write the Maithili language, primarily in the Mithila region of India and Nepal. This specific character represents the independent vowel "Ai," a diphthong sound, and it was encoded in Unicode version 7.0 in 2014 as part of a block that aims to preserve and digitally support the classical script. Its design features a distinctive curved stroke with a top loop, reflecting the calligraphic tradition of Tirhuta used in religious and literary manuscripts, and it plays a key role in correctly writing Maithili words and proper names.