U+1163C "𑘼" Modi Vowel Sign Au Unicode Character

U+1163C "𑘼" Modi Vowel Sign Au is a combining diacritical mark used in the Modi script, which was historically employed to write the Marathi language primarily during the Maratha Empire. This character represents the vocalic sound "au" and is attached to a consonant base character to modify its inherent vowel, thereby indicating a diphthong. As part of the Modi block encoded in Unicode, it serves to support the digital preservation and accurate typographic representation of this important South Asian writing system.