U+1B04E "𛁎" Hentaigana Letter Su-5 Unicode Character

U+1B04E "𛁎" Hentaigana Letter Su-5 is a historical variant of the Japanese hiragana character for the syllable "su," belonging to the Hentaigana block which encodes obsolete or alternate cursive forms used in pre-modern Japanese writing. This specific glyph represents one of several stylized versions of the standard modern character す, often employed in classical texts, calligraphy, and historical documents before the standardization of hiragana in the early 20th century. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for accurate digital representation and scholarly study of these rare letterforms, preserving a layer of linguistic and cultural heritage from Japan's written history.