What 𗓛 means
No; it belongs to a separate script for Tangut.
Tangut’s square forms resemble Chinese writing, but the script is distinct. The first Western Xia emperor commissioned Tangut writing around 1036 to write the Tangut language and mark the kingdom’s identity. It served government records and Buddhist texts. After Western Xia fell in 1227, Tangut writing continued in religious works during the Yuan and Ming dynasties before becoming obsolete by the end of the Ming.
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Who writes 𗓛
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗓛 show as a box?
A font without Tangut support is the cause. The system uses a substitute mark, often a box, instead of the glyph.
How to type or find 𗓛
- Search it as
- wizard · xixia · nwə
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗓛\174DBCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.




