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khitan small script character-18c4a

Khitan Small Script Character-18C4A

This is a Khitan Small Script sign, from a historical system for writing Khitan. Its codepoint-style label is not a translation; the script is only partly deciphered.

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kitan character · khitan script
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What 𘱊 means

It is one sign in a system for writing Khitan.

Created around 925, Small Script offered another way to write Khitan after the Chinese-modeled Large Script proved awkward for a language that forms words by attaching pieces. It mixed word signs with sound signs and was reportedly inspired by Uyghur writing, though few features look alike.

A 2019 study gives 1053 as the earliest known dated text and 1175 as the latest. Small Script appears in Liao, Qara Khitai and Jin contexts, including epitaphs, documents, poetry and translations; later Jurchen scripts adapted Khitan models.

Questions people ask

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Why does this Khitan character show as a box?

The active font may lack a Khitan Small Script glyph, so it shows a box; the character remains in the text. Use a font with script coverage.

How to type 𘱊

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 18C4A, then Alt+X to get 𘱊.
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-18c4a”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 18c4a, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𘱊
CSS
\18C4A
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘱊
HTML hex
𘱊
CSS content
content: "\18C4A";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%B1%8A
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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