What 𗂰 means
It means “west” in Tangut. A Western Xia law fragment dated 1149–1169 uses it in “Western Court,” a government department.
Created in 1036 under ruler Li Yuanhao, the Tangut script served government writing and Buddhist translation; Chinese and Khitan scripts influenced its design.
A specialist historical character for Tangut language, history, and writing.
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Who writes 𗂰
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsWest; it can name a direction or office.
Combination ideas
1“Western Heaven,” a Tangut Buddhist term for India.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𗂰 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 𗂰
- Search it as
- west · Tangut · Western Xia · Western Heaven · India
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𗂰CSS
\170B0Unicode input
Use U170B0 in an editor with Unicode code-point input; a Tangut font is needed to display it.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗂰
HTML hex
𗂰
CSS content
content: "\170B0";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%82%B0
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On screen
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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.