U+16D65 "𖵥" Kirat Rai Vowel Sign U Unicode Character

U+16D65 "𖵥" Kirat Rai Vowel Sign U is a combining diacritical mark used in the Kirat Rai script, which was historically employed for writing the Kirati languages of Nepal and neighboring regions. This specific character represents the vowel sound "u" and is positioned above or attached to a consonant character to modify its inherent vowel, functioning as a dependent vowel sign rather than an independent letter. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the digital preservation and accurate representation of the Kirat Rai script, which is part of the wider effort to encode minority and historical writing systems for modern computing use.