U+11584 "𑖄" Siddham Letter U Unicode Character

U+11584 "𑖄" Siddham Letter U is a character from the Siddham script, an ancient abugida historically used in East Asia for writing Sanskrit, particularly in Buddhist liturgical texts and esoteric mantras. This specific character represents the independent vowel sound "U" in the Siddham writing system, and it is part of the Siddham block in Unicode, which was added to support the digital preservation and study of this important historical script. Often encountered in manuscripts and temple inscriptions from Japan and China, the Siddham Letter U is visually distinctive, typically rendered with a curved, calligraphic form that reflects its origins in Indian Brāhmī-derived scripts.