U+1713 "ᜓ" Tagalog Vowel Sign U Unicode Character

U+1713 "ᜓ" Tagalog Vowel Sign U is a combining diacritical mark used in the traditional script of the Philippines known as Baybayin, where it attaches to a consonant character to change the inherent vowel sound from /a/ to /u/ or /o/. This vowel sign is visually represented as a small tail or hooked glyph that is placed below or attached to the base consonant, functioning as a dependent vowel sign rather than an independent letter. It forms part of the Unicode block for Tagalog script, which was added to the standard to support the digital representation of this historically significant writing system of the pre colonial Philippines.