What 𘢷 means
A structural part of Tangut writing, not a standalone word. As of 2026, Unicode lists it for structural description and scholarly indexing.
Western Xia (Xixia), a state in northwestern China, introduced Tangut writing in 1036 as part of state-building; Tangut was also used for Buddhist texts. The script drew on Chinese writing’s design principles and the nearby Khitan script, another state writing system, while remaining distinct. A manuscript from Khara-Khoto documents its use in the 12th or early 13th century.
After Western Xia fell in 1227, some communities kept writing Tangut; Buddhist inscriptions survive to 1502. Tangut characters combine components, and this catalog helps scholars describe their structure.
A specialist catalog entry, not everyday Tangut prose.
A font lacking Tangut glyph support may show a box; the character is still present in the text.
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Who writes 𘢷
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘢷 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 𘢷
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- Tangut script · Tangut writing · Western Xia · Xixia · Tangut component · Tangut radical · Tangut font · U+188B7
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘢷\188B7Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.