U+1B058 "𛁘" Hentaigana Letter So-2 Unicode Character

U+1B058 "𛁘" Hentaigana Letter So-2 is a historical variant of the Japanese hiragana syllable "so," belonging to the set of hentaigana characters. Hentaigana were alternative, cursive forms of standard hiragana used widely in Japan before the orthographic standardization of 1900, and this specific glyph represents one of several distinct shapes that once represented the sound "so." Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for the accurate preservation and digital representation of pre modern Japanese texts, ensuring that scholars and enthusiasts can access these historical scripts.