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𗆥

tangut ideograph-171a5

Tangut character 171A5

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𗆥 is a Tangut character with no settled English translation in published dictionaries (as of 2026). Tangut writing was created in 1036–1037 for the Western Xia state and its records and Buddhist translations; 𗆥 appears in Tangut Homophones, a 12th-century dictionary, and Tangut inscriptions are documented through 1502. It is distinct from Chinese, though it developed in a Chinese-influenced setting.

Text symbol

What 𗆥 means

No settled English translation is attached to 𗆥.

Scholars reconstruct possible pronunciations from historical evidence. These suggest how the character sounded, but do not establish which word it wrote.

Is 𗆥 Chinese?

No. 𗆥 belongs to the Tangut script.

Some scholars propose that Khitan writing, another historical script, influenced Tangut; that proposed connection remains debated.

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Who writes 𗆥

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𗆥 show as a box?

A box usually means the font or app cannot display Tangut characters. Use a font with Tangut coverage.

How to type or find 𗆥

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𗆥 meaning · Tangut character · Tangut meaning · Xixia · Western Xia · Tangut font · Tangut keyboard · 171A5
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 171A5, then AltX to get 𗆥.
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-171a5”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 171a5, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𗆥
CSS
\171A5
How do I type 𗆥?
Enter U171A5 through a Unicode input tool. Specialist Tangut input methods use stroke codes or reconstructed readings.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗆥
HTML hex
𗆥
CSS content
content: "\171A5";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%86%A5
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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.

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