What 𗞆 means
The numbered name identifies the entry; it does not give a reading. The Tangut Unicode name “Tangut Ideograph-17786” is generated from the code point, so it supplies no Tangut word or pronunciation. To identify the character’s meaning, consult its surrounding Tangut text or a specialist dictionary.
The Tangut script, also called the Xixia script, was organized in 1036 on Tangut emperor Li Yuanhao’s orders, as part of building the Western Xia state and assembling a Tangut Buddhist canon—a collection of Buddhist scriptures. Extant books include translations of Buddhist and Confucian texts, encyclopedias, military works, and literature. A Khara-Khoto manuscript fragment probably dates to the 12th or early 13th century.
Chinese writing influenced Tangut’s visual design, and Tangut script-making followed nearby Khitan script-making. In a browser or document app using a font without Tangut support, 𗞆 may appear as a blank box; that affects what you can see, not the character.
Who writes 𗞆
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗞆 show as a box on some devices?
Because that device's fonts have no glyph for it. The character is still correct and still copies correctly — the box is a missing glyph, not a broken character.
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How to type or find 𗞆
- Search it as
- tangut script · xixia script · tangut font · tangut unicode
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗞆\17786Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.