U+11EED "𑻭" Makasar Letter Ra Unicode Character

U+11EED "𑻭" Makasar Letter Ra is a character from the Lontara script used historically to write the Makasar language of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, representing the consonant sound “ra”. This letter belongs to the Makasar block added to the Unicode Standard in version 9.0 in 2016, reflecting ongoing efforts to digitally preserve and support minority writing systems. The character is visually characterized by a distinctive curved shape and is used in combination with vowel diacritics or as a standalone consonant in traditional Makasar manuscripts and modern typography.