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𘠇

tangut component-008

Tangut Component 008

𘠇 is a Tangut component, not a word to read by itself. In the Xixia (Tangut) script, scholars use components to index dictionaries and describe complete characters; “008” is a modern catalogue number.

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Tangut component · Xixia script · Tangut radical · Tangut Unicode input · Tangut stroke input
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What 𘠇 means

No: it is a component, not a Tangut word.

In the Xixia (Tangut) script, components are parts scholars use to describe complete characters or locate them in dictionaries. The English label “Tangut Component-008” gives this entry a modern sequence number; it is not a Tangut reading.

How did Tangut components help scholars?

They help people find and explain complete Tangut characters.

Around 1036, the Tangut script was created by imperial decree for the Tangut language of the Western Xia state. In the 12th century, the Sea of Characters—a Tangut dictionary—analyzed characters through their component parts. Modern dictionaries use components to index and describe Tangut characters.

Technical and specialist; outside Tangut character study or text tooling, it reads as an unexplained fragment.

Questions people ask

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Why does 𘠇 show as a box?

If the text's font lacks Tangut Components coverage, it may show a missing-glyph box even though the character is stored correctly. Use a font that supports Tangut Components.

How to type 𘠇

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 18807, then Alt+X to get 𘠇.
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 “tangut component-008”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 18807, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𘠇
CSS
\18807
Unicode hexadecimal input
To type 18807 in Unicode hexadecimal input, choose an editor's hex mode, enter 18807, and run its conversion command; normal text entry leaves the digits unchanged.
Tangut stroke-code input
Some specialist editors provide Tangut stroke-code input for components. Use this route only when the editor's stroke table explicitly includes components.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘠇
HTML hex
𘠇
CSS content
content: "\18807";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%A0%87
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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