U+1B03A "𛀺" Hentaigana Letter Ko-3 Unicode Character

U+1B03A "𛀺" Hentaigana Letter Ko-3 is one of the historic variant forms of the kana character for the syllable "ko" that was used in pre-modern Japanese writing. Known as hentaigana, these alternative glyphs emerged from the cursive stylization of Chinese characters during the Heian period, and this particular shape derives from a specific simplified rendering of the kanji 古. While standard hiragana now uniformly represents "ko" as こ, U+1B03A preserves a unique calligraphic tradition found in classical texts and manuscripts, and its inclusion in Unicode allows for accurate digital representation of historical documents and typographic art.