U+1B0FC "𛃼" Hentaigana Letter Ru-5 Unicode Character

U+1B0FC "𛃼" Hentaigana Letter Ru-5 is a specific variant form of the Japanese hiragana character "る" (ru), belonging to the set of hentaigana, which are historical or alternative cursive forms that were widely used before the standardization of the modern hiragana syllabary in the early 20th century. This particular glyph, designated as "Ru-5" in Unicode's classification, represents one of several calligraphic styles for the syllable "ru" and is encoded in the supplementary block for historical Japanese scripts, ensuring that scholars and typographers can accurately represent pre-modern texts, such as those from the Edo period, without confusion with standard hiragana.