What 𗈯 means
It means “butterfly” in Tangut.
Created in 1036 under imperial direction for the Tangut language, the script served the Western Xia state. It continued into the early Ming after the state fell, appearing in legal, literary, and Buddhist works.
Tangut strokes may look familiar from Chinese characters.
That resemblance does not make the text Chinese.
Who writes 𗈯
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsThe word “butterfly.”
Related characters
3𗍘
Tangut Ideograph-17358
Another Tangut graph glossed “butterfly” in Li Fanwen’s index; it shares the meaning, not the written form.
Tangut Component-031
The left-hand component in 𗈯’s structural description; this is a link between written parts, not a translation.
Tangut Component-365
The right-hand component in 𗈯’s structural description; this is a link between written parts, not a translation.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𗈯 look different in fonts?
It can. Tangut fonts draw strokes differently; without Tangut font coverage, 𗈯 may appear as a blank box.
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How to type or find 𗈯
- Search it as
- Tangut butterfly · Xixia butterfly · Tangut script · 𗈯 meaning
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𗈯CSS
\1722FTangut input
Use Tangut-aware input; a Tangut-capable font is needed to display it.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗈯
HTML hex
𗈯
CSS content
content: "\1722F";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%88%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.