U+1B0B5 "𛂵" Hentaigana Letter He-3 Unicode Character

U+1B0B5 "𛂵" Hentaigana Letter He-3 is a historical variant of the Japanese hiragana character "へ" (he), used primarily in pre-modern Japanese calligraphy and texts before the standardized set of kana was established in the early 20th century. It belongs to the Hentaigana block of Unicode, which contains over 300 non-standard cursive forms of hiragana that flourished in the Japanese Edo period and earlier. The "-3" in its name indicates it is one of several distinct hentaigana variants for the syllable "he," each differing in stroke order and visual shape, yet all representing the same phonetic value. This character is rarely used in modern Japanese, but it is preserved in Unicode to enable accurate digital representation of historical documents, manuscripts, and artistic works where such calligraphic variety is essential.