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𗢽

tangut ideograph-178bd

Tangut Character 178BD

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𗢽 is a Tangut character whose dictionary gloss is “a surname.” The script was created around 1036 for Western Xia’s official and cultural needs; surviving Tangut books include Buddhist texts and translations from Chinese and Tibetan. It continued under Yuan and Ming rule after Western Xia fell.

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What 𗢽 means

It is glossed as a Tangut family name.

A 2008 Tangut–Chinese dictionary by Li Fanwen lists the entry as “a surname”; Unicode’s Tangut chart links that entry to 𗢽. A surname is a family name, so surrounding words help identify whose name it is.

Is 𗢽 Tangut or Chinese?

It belongs to the Tangut script.

The script is distinct from Chinese writing, though Chinese influenced its forms and character-building principles; Khitan scripts were another regional model.

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Who writes 𗢽

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𗢽 show as a box?

Your active font may not include Tangut glyphs. A font with Tangut coverage can display it. It is text, not emoji artwork.

How to type or find 𗢽

Search it as
tangut · xixia · 𗢽
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 178BD, then AltX to get 𗢽.
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-178bd”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 178bd, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𗢽
CSS
\178BD
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗢽
HTML hex
𗢽
CSS content
content: "\178BD";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%A2%BD
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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.

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