What 𗛂 means
𗛂 is the tangut ideograph-176c2. Unicode classifies it as a letter and files it in the Tangut block; this site shelves it under Chinese, Japanese & Korean.
Its appearance depends on the font and text styling.
How it is encoded
𗛂 is a single code point, U176C2. In HTML that is 𗛂, and in CSS \176C2.
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Who writes 𗛂
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗛂 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Tangut block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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How to type or find 𗛂
- Search it as
- 𗛂 · tangut · xixia
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𗛂CSS
\176C2Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗛂
HTML hex
𗛂
CSS content
content: "\176C2";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%9B%82
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.