U+A8B6 "ꢶ" Saurashtra Vowel Sign I Unicode Character

U+A8B6 "ꢶ" Saurashtra Vowel Sign I is a combining diacritical mark used in the Saurashtra script, an abugida historically employed to write the Saurashtra language in parts of southern India. This vowel sign modifies a consonant character by adding the "i" vowel sound after it, attaching visibly above the base consonant in the script's writing system. As part of the Saurashtra block, it supports the accurate representation of native vocabulary and is included in Unicode to preserve and digitize this minority language's textual heritage.