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𗣦

tangut ideograph-178e6

Tangut character 𗣦

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𗣦 is a Tangut character with the dictionary gloss “a surname.” Tangut was the writing system of Western Xia. A box on screen usually means the font lacks Tangut coverage.

Text symbol

What 𗣦 means

It is a Tangut character glossed as “a surname.”

The gloss names a category, not one specific family or person.

Is 𗣦 Chinese?

No; it belongs to the Tangut script.

Tangut was a distinct writing system used by Western Xia, with forms modeled on Chinese and Khitan writing. It took shape around 1037 for government, law and Buddhist texts; accounts differ about who devised it. The last known Tangut inscription is dated 1502.

Who writes 𗣦

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𗣦 show as a box?

Usually, the font displaying the page lacks Tangut coverage. A font that supports Tangut characters can display it.

How to type or find 𗣦

Search it as
tangut · xixia · surname · western xia script · tangut surname · 𗣦 meaning
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 178E6, then AltX to get 𗣦.
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-178e6”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 178e6, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𗣦
CSS
\178E6
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗣦
HTML hex
𗣦
CSS content
content: "\178E6";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%A3%A6
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.

Families this belongs to

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