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𘯣

khitan small script character-18be3

Khitan Small Script Character 18BE3

𘯣 is a Khitan phonogram—a sound-sign—with a reconstructed value transcribed by scholars as bú. Alone, it is not a complete word or translation; Khitan phonograms combine into word clusters. Font and layout support can shift its position, especially in clusters or vertical text.

Text symbol
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bú · bu · Khitan · KSS · phonogram · 𘯣
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What 𘯣 means

It marks a sound within a Khitan word.

A scholarly graph index transcribes its reconstructed value as bú. Khitan phonograms join into clusters that represent words, so this sign alone gives no full translation.

Khitan small script was created around 925 CE to write Khitan. It appears in official inscriptions and funerary monuments—memorials for the dead. The Jin court abolished the Khitan scripts in 1191. Its design drew on Chinese characters and later influenced the Jurchen script, another historical writing system.

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Why does 𘯣 render differently?

Fonts and layout differ. A linear font may show 𘯣 alone; cluster-aware layout can position it with neighboring signs. Khitan vertical text may appear horizontal when plain text loses its layout.

How to type 𘯣

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 18BE3, then Alt+X to get 𘯣.
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-18be3”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 18be3, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𘯣
CSS
\18BE3
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘯣
HTML hex
𘯣
CSS content
content: "\18BE3";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%AF%A3
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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