Gothic Letter Ahsa

It is the Gothic letter a, for /a/ and /aː/.

In the 4th century, the alphabet is traditionally attributed to Bishop Wulfila, who used it to give Gothic a written Bible translation. The earliest surviving biblical codices are from the late 5th century; the Codex Argenteus is an early 6th-century witness, so the original design is reconstructed from later copies.

𐌰 is the first letter of the Gothic script: tables pair it with Greek Α and the value 1. The Gothic system is chiefly Greek-based in order, forms, and spelling practice; proposed Latin or runic input concerns some other letters, so resemblance alone does not make 𐌰 a rune.

How do I type 𐌰?

Copy it from the palette above.

For direct entry, insert U+10330 through your editor's Unicode tool; in HTML, use 𐌰 or 𐌰.

Typing and display are separate problems: a correct character still shows as a box when the active font has no Gothic coverage. Choose a font with the Gothic block if the receiving app shows a replacement box.

What does 𐌰 mean when someone sends it?

Usually the Gothic letter itself, not an emoji reaction.

Inside a Gothic word or manuscript quote, it works as the letter a. Alone in a modern chat, it points to the Gothic language, old scripts, or a font test; it carries no settled mood by itself.

Treat it as a citation, not a signal. As of 2026, it has no stable emoji-style meaning, so ask what word or alphabet point the sender meant.