U+1B038 "𛀸" Hentaigana Letter Ko-1 Unicode Character

U+1B038 "𛀸" Hentaigana Letter Ko-1 is a historical variant form of the hiragana character "こ" (ko) used in the Japanese writing system, specifically belonging to the hentaigana set which encompasses alternate, non-standard kana that were employed before the standardized orthography was established in the early 20th century. This particular character, classified under the Kana Extended-A block and introduced in Unicode version 14.0 (2021), reflects the diverse cursive and calligraphic traditions that once flourished in Japan, offering modern scholars and digital users a representation of a script variant that had largely fallen out of common use by the Meiji era.