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𘭳

khitan small script character-18b73

Khitan Small Script Character 18B73

𘭳 is a Khitan Small Script character, but its shape alone gives no dependable translation. The surrounding word or inscription is needed to work out its role.

Text symbol
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khitan · kitan · qidan
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What 𘭳 means

Not reliably; its role in a Khitan word matters.

Khitan Small Script uses phonograms (sound signs), usually grouped into word clusters, and logograms (whole-word signs), which can stand alone.

Daniel Kane's 2009 index lists 𘭳 without a reading. Khitan is also spelled Kitan or Qidan in English.

Is 𘭳 a Chinese character?

No; it belongs to Khitan's separate script.

Yelü Diela devised it around 925 to write Khitan during the Liao dynasty. Its forms drew on Chinese characters; its sound system reportedly drew on Uyghur writing. Jurchen scripts later drew on both Khitan scripts.

Surviving examples are chiefly tomb inscriptions; the 2017 chronology begins with Yelü Zongjiao's 1053 text. Khitan script also appeared on monuments, mirrors, tallies, and a jade cup. Use continued under Jin rule until an edict abolished the scripts in 1191.

Questions people ask

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Why does 𘭳 show as a box on some devices?

Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.

How to type 𘭳

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 18B73, then Alt+X to get 𘭳.
Windows
Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win + .).
macOS
Control+Command+SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “khitan small script character-18b73”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 18b73, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𘭳
CSS
\18B73
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘭳
HTML hex
𘭳
CSS content
content: "\18B73";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%AD%B3
1
On screen
1
Code points
2
JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes

A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

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