U+116B0 "𑚰" Takri Vowel Sign U Unicode Character

U+116B0 "𑚰" Takri Vowel Sign U is a combining diacritical mark used in the Takri script, an abugida historically employed for writing several languages of the Himalayan region, including Dogri, Chambyali, and Sirmauri. This character represents the vowel sound [u] and is placed beneath a consonant letter to modify its inherent vowel, indicating a short "u" pronunciation in syllables where it occurs. As part of the Takri block encoded in Unicode 15.0, it supports the accurate digital representation of this endangered script, aiding in linguistic preservation and modern text processing for languages that use Takri.