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𗄁

tangut ideograph-17101

Tangut character 17101

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𗄁 is a Tangut character glossed as “dream,” “reverie,” “illusion,” or “fantasy.” Context sets the English sense.

Text symbol

What 𗄁 means

A dream, with related senses like reverie, illusion, and fantasy.

Scholars reconstruct the Tangut reading as thwo¹; superscript 1 marks a tone (pitch pattern).

Where did Tangut writing come from?

Western Xia (Xixia) created the script around 1036 under its first emperor.

It served administration and Buddhist translation, remained in use during the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and was obsolete by the end of Ming.

Is 𗄁 a Chinese character?

No; it is a Tangut character.

Its square style is Chinese-inspired, but it writes another language and has no Chinese reading.

Who writes 𗄁

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Questions people ask

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Will 𗄁 look the same in every font?

No. Font outlines vary; without Tangut support, a font may show a placeholder.

How to type or find 𗄁

Search it as
Tangut character · Xixia · thwo¹
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 17101, then AltX to get 𗄁.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “tangut ideograph-17101”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 17101, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𗄁
CSS
\17101
Unicode hex input
Enter 17101 in an app that accepts Unicode hex codes.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗄁
HTML hex
𗄁
CSS content
content: "\17101";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%84%81
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.

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