U+A755 "ꝕ" Latin Small Letter P with Squirrel Tail Unicode Character

U+A755 "ꝕ" Latin Small Letter P with Squirrel Tail is a historical typographic variant used in medieval and early modern Latin manuscripts, specifically representing the letter "p" with a distinctive curled descender resembling a squirrel's tail. This character was employed as an abbreviation or scribal shorthand in certain Latin texts, often to indicate a contracted form or to save space in handwritten documents. It belongs to the Latin Extended-D block of Unicode, which contains various medievalist and orthographic additions, and its usage is largely confined to paleographic studies and digital reproductions of historical scripts rather than modern typography. The "squirrel tail" refers to the decorative twist at the bottom of the letter's stem, a stylistic detail that differentiates it from the standard lowercase "p."