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𘯅

khitan small script character-18bc5

Khitan Small Script Glyph 198

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𘯅 is glyph 198, a sound sign in Khitan Small Script; its reading is disputed: a 2019 dictionary gives bi, while a 2023 study proposes hiu. The script recorded the Khitan language under Liao and Jin rule, drawing on Chinese characters and possibly Uyghur writing. Tradition dates its creation around 925, but a 2026 study argues for later systematization; the earliest securely dated surviving inscription is a 1051 epitaph.

Text symbol

What 𘯅 means

𘯅 is the khitan small script character-18bc5. Unicode classifies it as a letter and files it in the Khitan Small Script block; this site shelves it under Chinese, Japanese & Korean.

Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.

How it is encoded

𘯅 is a single code point, U18BC5. In HTML that is 𘯅, and in CSS \18BC5.

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Who writes 𘯅

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𘯅 show as a box on some devices?

It is recent: Unicode added it in version 13.0 (2020), and phones and computers whose fonts are older than that have nothing to draw it with. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.

How to type or find 𘯅

Search it as
glyph 198 · khitan glyph · khitan glyph 198 · khitan phonogram · khitan script reading · hiu khitan · bi khitan
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 18BC5, then AltX to get 𘯅.
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-18bc5”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 18bc5, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𘯅
CSS
\18BC5
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘯅
HTML hex
𘯅
CSS content
content: "\18BC5";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%AF%85
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.

Families this belongs to

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Chinese, Japanese & Korean121,370 symbols