What 𘦓 means
No. It is part of a complete Tangut character. A component can signal meaning, sound, or position; the complete character determines its reading.
The Tangut script was commissioned for state-building by the Western Xia (Xixia) in 1036. Buddhist and secular manuscripts from the 12th or early 13th century show it in use.
Why is 𘦓 encoded separately?
Unicode records components as tools for studying Tangut characters. This entry lets scholars index and describe whole characters; its label supplies no fixed meaning or reading.
Why does 𘦓 display as a box?
A Tangut-capable font is needed to draw it. A box means the chosen font lacks this glyph; the character itself is unchanged.
Technical: useful in descriptions of Tangut character structure.
The component label is not its translation.
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Who writes 𘦓
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘦓 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 𘦓
- Search it as
- Tangut script · Tangut component · Xixia writing
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘦓\18993Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.