What 𗣉 means
Its dictionary gloss is “to do.”
Li Fanwen’s dictionary lists it as entry LFW2008-3621; that number is a more useful lookup key than the code-point label.
Tangut script was created under Western Xia around 1036 for official, private, and religious writing. It continued in use during the Yuan and early Ming periods before becoming obsolete.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𗣉 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 𗣉
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 178C9, then Alt+X to get 𗣉.
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-178c9”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 178c9, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𗣉CSS
\178C9Unicode input
Use an input method that accepts Unicode code points and enter U+178C9. The dictionary entry LFW2008-3621 is a more useful lookup key than the code-point label.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗣉
HTML hex
𗣉
CSS content
content: "\178C9";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%A3%89
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.