U+16E41 "𖹁" Medefaidrin Capital Letter S Unicode Character

U+16E41 "𖹁" Medefaidrin Capital Letter S is part of the Medefaidrin script, a constructed alphabet created in the early 20th century for the Medefaidrin (Oberi Okaime) language used by a Christian community in southeastern Nigeria. This character represents the capital form of the letter corresponding to the sound /s/ in the Medefaidrin writing system. The script was invented by two community leaders, Michael Ukpong and Akpan Akpan Udofia, and is notable for its unique letterforms, which were influenced by divine inspiration according to tradition. U+16E41 was added to the Unicode Standard in version 11.0, released in June 2018, and resides in the Supplementary Multilingual Plane within the Medefaidrin block, supporting the language’s use in digital text and preservation efforts.