U+11628 "𑘨" Modi Letter Ra Unicode Character

U+11628 "𑘨" Modi Letter Ra is a character from the Modi script, an historical abugida that was primarily used to write the Marathi language in the pre-colonial and colonial eras of Western India. This specific letter represents the consonant sound "ra" and is typically rendered with a distinct curved and looped form that is characteristic of Modi's cursive and often ligature-heavy handwriting style. As part of the Modi block in Unicode, this character helps preserve and digitally encode a script that was once a major administrative and literary medium for the Maratha Empire and is now recognized for its cultural and historical significance.