U+1B117 "𛄗" Hentaigana Letter Wo-2 Unicode Character

U+1B117 "𛄗" Hentaigana Letter Wo-2 is a historic variant of the Japanese hiragana character for the syllable "wo" (を), belonging to the set of hentaigana, or alternative cursive forms that were widely used before the modern standardisation of the Japanese writing system in the early 20th century. Unlike the standard modern hiragana "を", which is primarily used today only as a grammatical particle, this specific variant "Wo-2" represents a particular stylistic or calligraphic choice from historical manuscripts and printed texts, and its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitize these older forms of written Japanese for linguistic research, digital typography, and cultural heritage projects.