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𗍀

tangut ideograph-17340

Tangut character 17340

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𗍀 is a Tangut character whose reading depends on its surrounding word or passage; a Tangut dictionary record gives no standalone English gloss for it as of 2026. It survives in historical Tangut texts, so read it as part of the text around it, not from its isolated shape.

Text symbol

What 𗍀 means

Read 𗍀 in its Tangut word or passage. A Tangut dictionary record gives no standalone English gloss for it as of 2026, so translating the isolated character would overstate what the record supports.

A Tangut verse manuscript preserves the sequence 𗣡𗍀. The proposed reading of this pair remains uncertain, so it cannot securely tell you what 𗍀 means by itself.

Tangut writing was developed during the Western Xia period to write the Tangut language and translate Chinese classics. It drew on Chinese character traditions but formed a distinct writing system. Buddhist manuscripts and printed books preserved Tangut texts after the state fell.

How do I type 𗍀?

Use a Unicode text input method. Enter hexadecimal 17340 with a Unicode input method; the shortcut depends on your device and editor.

As of 2026, a box can mean the active font has no Tangut glyph even when the text is encoded correctly.

Historical Tangut writing; an isolated character is hard to read without the surrounding text.

Who writes 𗍀

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Questions people ask

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Is 𗍀 a Chinese character?

No. Tangut writing drew on Chinese character traditions but became a distinct script; the two writing systems are not interchangeable.

How to type or find 𗍀

Search it as
𗍀 · Tangut character · Tangut script · Xixia script
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 17340, then AltX to get 𗍀.
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-17340”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 17340, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𗍀
CSS
\17340
Unicode input
Enter hexadecimal 17340 with a Unicode input method; the shortcut depends on your operating system and editor.
HTML source
In HTML source, write the numeric character reference 𗍀.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗍀
HTML hex
𗍀
CSS content
content: "\17340";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%8D%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.

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