What 𗁯 means
The English translation is unsettled as of 2026. The 12th-century Tóngyīn (“Homophones”), a Tangut glossary, records it and the compound 𗁯𗳩.
Western Xia ruled what is now northwestern China. Its first emperor created the Tangut script around 1036 for official and cultural use; it also appears in private and Buddhist texts. Tangut writing continued under the Yuan and Ming after Western Xia fell.
Historical Tangut writing.
A Chinese-like shape does not make 𗁯 Chinese.
Who writes 𗁯
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗁯 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 𗁯
- Search it as
- xixia · xixia script · tangut glyph · khiə · khiə2
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𗁯CSS
\1706FUnicode input
To type Tangut 1706F, enter 1706F using hexadecimal Unicode input in a supporting editor. If 𗁯 appears as a box, the font lacks Tangut coverage.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗁯
HTML hex
𗁯
CSS content
content: "\1706F";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%81%AF
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.