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𗉀

tangut ideograph-17240

Tangut Character 17240

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𗉀 is a character in the Tangut script, the writing system for the Tangut language; as of 2026, Unicode’s public chart gives it no English gloss or reading. Created in 1036 under Li Yuanhao, ruler of the Western Xia kingdom (Xixia), the script supported state-building and Buddhist translation. Its forms drew on Chinese characters.

Text symbol

What 𗉀 means

𗉀 is the tangut ideograph-17240. Unicode classifies it as a letter and files it in the Tangut block; this site shelves it under Chinese, Japanese & Korean.

Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.

How it is encoded

𗉀 is a single code point, U17240. In HTML that is 𗉀, and in CSS \17240.

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Who writes 𗉀

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𗉀 show as a box on some devices?

Not every system ships a font for the Tangut block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.

How to type or find 𗉀

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𗉀 meaning · Tangut script · Xixia writing · Tangut 17240
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 17240, then AltX to get 𗉀.
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-17240”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 17240, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𗉀
CSS
\17240
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗉀
HTML hex
𗉀
CSS content
content: "\17240";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%89%80
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.

Families this belongs to

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Chinese, Japanese & Korean121,370 symbols