What 𗕀 means
Tangut was the language of the Western Xia, a kingdom in what is now northwestern China. Its square writing system took visual cues from Chinese and Khitan writing, another script used by a neighboring people, but records Tangut words. It began in the early 11th century for official correspondence and later carried Buddhist translations, laws, and literature. The latest known Tangut inscription dates to 1502.
The Unicode label “Tangut Ideograph-17540” is built from the character’s computer ID; it identifies the glyph, not its Tangut meaning.
Who writes 𗕀
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗕀 show as a box?
Your app’s font may lack Tangut glyphs. Switch to a Tangut-capable font; this is text, not vendor emoji artwork.
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How to type or find 𗕀
- Search it as
- tangut · xixia · xi-xia · western xia · tangut ten thousand · xixia ten thousand · tangut 17540
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗕀\17540Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.