U+1B0C2 "𛃂" Hentaigana Letter Ma-1 Unicode Character

U+1B0C2 "𛃂" Hentaigana Letter Ma-1 is a specific glyph from the historical Japanese writing system known as hentaigana, which encompasses the many nonstandard, cursive variants of the hiragana syllabary used before the Meiji period script reforms. This particular character represents the syllable "ma" and is one of several alternative forms of the standard modern hiragana character ま. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard, specifically within the Hentaigana block, helps preserve and digitize these historical scripts, allowing scholars and enthusiasts to accurately represent premodern Japanese texts in electronic form.