U+1681 "ᚁ" Ogham Letter Beith Unicode Character

U+1681 "ᚁ" Ogham Letter Beith is the first letter of the Ogham alphabet, an ancient script used primarily to write the early Irish language on stone monuments from roughly the 4th to 6th centuries AD. Its name, Beith, means "birch tree" in Old Irish, reflecting the tradition of Ogham letters being associated with specific trees and natural elements. This character represents the sound "b" and often appears as the initial letter in inscriptions, where it marks the beginning of names or words. In modern contexts, it is included in the Unicode standard to support the transcription and digital preservation of this historic writing system.