U+1B0C4 "𛃄" Hentaigana Letter Ma-3 Unicode Character

U+1B0C4 "𛃄" Hentaigana Letter Ma-3 is a historic variant of the Japanese hiragana syllable "ma" (ま), belonging to the set of hentaigana, or alternative cursive forms of the kana script that were widely used in Japan before the standardization of hiragana in the early 20th century. This specific character represents one of several calligraphic renditions of the mora "ma" and is encoded in the Unicode standard to support the digital preservation of premodern Japanese texts, such as Edo period literature, classical poetry, and handwritten manuscripts, where such stylistic variations were common.