U+1B0B8 "𛂸" Hentaigana Letter He-6 Unicode Character

U+1B0B8 "𛂸" Hentaigana Letter He-6 is a specific variant form of the Japanese hiragana character "へ" (he), which is used in documents written before the standardized Meiji-era orthography. It belongs to the Kana Extended-A block, which was encoded in Unicode version 10.0 to preserve historical Japanese writing systems, particularly those found in premodern calligraphy, poetry, and official records. The "6" in its name indicates it is the sixth documented stylistic variant of the character "he" from the hentaigana set, reflecting its distinct cursive or ornamental stroke patterns that were common before the 20th century. This character is primarily of interest to scholars of Japanese linguistics, paleography, and typography, as it helps digitally represent and study the rich diversity of historical kana usage.