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𗋈

tangut ideograph-172c8

Tangut Character 𗋈

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𗋈 is the Tangut word for “mouth.” The Tangut script served the government and Buddhist literary life of Western Xia, a Tangut kingdom. A font with Tangut coverage is needed to display the glyph.

Text symbol

What 𗋈 means

It means “mouth” in Tangut.

The Tangut script was created around 1036 for the official and cultural life of Western Xia, a Tangut kingdom. It was used for government records, Buddhist translations, and printed books. The 12th-century Tangut dictionary Homophones records this word.

Historical and specialist; in an ordinary chat, its word meaning needs Tangut context.

An unexplained Tangut glyph will not automatically read as “mouth” to someone who does not know the script.

Who writes 𗋈

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What it means when someone sends it to you

2 readings

An attested Tangut word meaning “mouth.”

Questions people ask

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Is 𗋈 Chinese?

No. It belongs to the Tangut script, a writing system distinct from Chinese characters.

Why does 𗋈 appear as a box?

Your font or app may lack Tangut coverage. A font that includes Tangut glyphs is required to display this character.

How to type or find 𗋈

Search it as
Tangut mouth · Xixia script · Western Xia writing · Tangut character for mouth · Tangut input · Rime Xunpin Tangut · Tangut font · Four-Corner Tangut input
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 172C8, then AltX to get 𗋈.
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-172c8”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 172c8, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𗋈
CSS
\172C8
How do I type 𗋈?
Rime is a keyboard input framework. As of 2026, its Xunpin Tangut tool accepts scholarly Latin spellings, strokes, or Four-Corner codes based on glyph corners.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗋈
HTML hex
𗋈
CSS content
content: "\172C8";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%8B%88
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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