What 𗃈 means
In Tangut, 𗃈 means “new.”
A Tangut dictionary from the 12th century, Tóngyīn (“Homophones”), records the character with that meaning.
Tangut writing was created around 1036 under the first Western Xia emperor for state use and Buddhist translation. Its forms drew on Chinese writing, but it was made to write Tangut, a different language.
A specialist reference to historical Tangut writing.
Its forms drew on Chinese writing, but 𗃈 is Tangut, not Chinese.
Who writes 𗃈
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗃈 show as a box?
A font issue: the font your app uses may not include Tangut. A Tangut-capable font can display the character without changing the text.
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How to type or find 𗃈
- Search it as
- Tangut new · Xixia new · Western Xia writing · Tangut lookup · Tangut font
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𗃈CSS
\170C8Input
Search a Tangut character lookup by meaning or reconstructed pronunciation, then select 𗃈 from the results.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗃈
HTML hex
𗃈
CSS content
content: "\170C8";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%83%88
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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.