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𗖉

tangut ideograph-17589

Tangut Character 17589

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In Tangut, 𗖉 carries the dictionary gloss “insane.” Tangut writing was created around 1036 for the Western Xia state’s government and culture.

Text symbol

What 𗖉 means

Li Fanwen’s Tangut dictionary gives it the blunt gloss “insane.”

The Western Xia state used Tangut writing for Buddhist texts too. It appears in texts from China’s Yuan and Ming dynasties before falling out of use.

Why does 𗖉 look Chinese?

Its compact square form resembles Chinese characters, but the script is Tangut.

Historical script entry with a blunt dictionary gloss.

Who writes 𗖉

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𗖉 show as a box?

It can: your device needs a Tangut-capable font containing the character. A box means the font lacks it, not that the character is invalid.

How to type or find 𗖉

Search it as
𗖉 meaning · Tangut 𗖉 · 𗖉 insane · Xixia script · Tangut input · Tangut font
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 17589, then AltX to get 𗖉.
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-17589”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 17589, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𗖉
CSS
\17589
How do I type 𗖉?
As of 2026, Rime, an input method, offers Tangut entry through its community Xunpin scheme: pronunciation, strokes, or Four Corner codes.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗖉
HTML hex
𗖉
CSS content
content: "\17589";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%96%89
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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.

Families this belongs to

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