U+115A6 "𑖦" Siddham Letter Ma Unicode Character

U+115A6 "𑖦" Siddham Letter Ma is a glyph representing the consonant "ma" in the Siddham script, a historical abugida primarily used in East Asia for writing Sanskrit and Buddhist mantras. This script, also known as Siddhamatr̥ka, was widely employed in India before the 8th century and later adopted in China, Korea, and Japan for religious texts and calligraphy. The character features a distinctive curved stroke structure typical of Siddham, and in the Unicode standard, it is encoded in the Siddham block to support the preservation and digital representation of this ancient writing system, which remains significant for academic study and contemporary Buddhist practice.