What 𗊽 means
It means “tear” or “teardrop” in Tangut.
The Tangut script came into use around 1036 in Western Xia (Xixia), the medieval Tangut state, for administration and cultural writing, including Buddhist texts.
The 12th-century Tangut dictionaries Sea of Writing and Homophones give the gloss “tear; teardrop”; later dictionaries retain it.
A historical word-sign from the Tangut script.
If 𗊽 shows as a box, your font or app lacks Tangut glyph support.
Who writes 𗊽
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗊽 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 𗊽
- Search it as
- Tangut tear · Tangut teardrop · Xixia script · Tangut dictionary
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𗊽CSS
\172BDHow to type 𗊽
Use a Tangut-specific input method or character lookup tool; a standard keyboard layout may not include this script.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗊽
HTML hex
𗊽
CSS content
content: "\172BD";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%8A%BD
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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.