What 𗣢 means
Tangut dictionaries gloss it as “bamboo or twig fence.” Tangut was the language of the Western Xia state. This is a Tangut word, not a Chinese character; by itself, it names an object, and the surrounding sentence explains why someone used it.
The Tangut script was created around 1036 for Western Xia official and cultural life. Its design drew on Chinese writing, but it records the distinct Tangut language; surviving texts include translations from Chinese and Tibetan, especially Buddhist works.
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Who writes 𗣢
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Questions people ask
1Why is 𗣢 a box?
It can be a missing-glyph box: the selected font needs Tangut coverage to draw it. A font with Tangut support should display the character.
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How to type or find 𗣢
- Search it as
- bamboo fence · twig fence · fence · Tangut fence
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𗣢CSS
\178E2Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗣢
HTML hex
𗣢
CSS content
content: "\178E2";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%A3%A2
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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.