What 𘯵 means
Its code-based name identifies it, not its reading.
Khitan (also spelled Kitan or Qidan) is the language this script wrote. Signs represented words or sounds; sound signs often formed clusters.
When did it take shape?
Its creation date is debated.
It reshaped Chinese character forms and borrowed sound-writing ideas from the neighboring Uyghur script. The Liao dynasty used it for letters, memorials, place names and poems; Jurchens later reused it and modeled their own scripts on it.
The traditional 924/925 date is debated: a 2026 study argues for later standardization under Liao Emperor Shengzong, citing the 1051 Yelü Yugulin grave inscription as the earliest securely dated survivor.
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Who writes 𘯵
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘯵 render differently?
Khitan text uses vertical clusters, horizontal clusters or linear rows. Font and layout support determine which arrangement appears.
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How to type or find 𘯵
- Search it as
- 18bf5 · qidan · kitan
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘯵\18BF5𘯵 in source text.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.