What 𗟝 means
Its exact word meaning needs Tangut context.
Created around 1036 to write Tangut for Western Xia, the script served official, private, and Buddhist texts. It remained in use under the Yuan and Ming dynasties, then fell out of use by the end of the Ming. This history locates the character in time; it does not reveal its individual meaning.
How can I type and display 𗟝?
Typing needs Tangut input support; display needs a suitable font.
Tangut input methods include stroke-code tools and tools based on reconstructed pronunciations. A font without Tangut support may show a missing-character box.
Who writes 𗟝
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗟝 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.
How to type or find 𗟝
- Search it as
- tangut · xixia · xixiawen · U+177DD · tangut radical · tangut font · tangut input
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗟝\177DDCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

