What 𗣨 means
The references disagree: one says surname; one says sea. Li Fanwen’s 2008 dictionary glosses it “a surname”; a 2026 Tangut–Chinese list pairs 𗣨 with 海, the Chinese character for “sea.”
Created around 1036 for the Tangut-led Western Xia state and Buddhist texts, the script drew on Chinese and Khitan traditions. A Khara-Khoto manuscript dates to the 12th or early 13th century. It remained in use under the Yuan and Ming dynasties until the end of Ming rule.
Who writes 𗣨
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗣨 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.
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How to type or find 𗣨
- Search it as
- 𗣨 meaning · Tangut surname · Tangut sea · Tangut font · Tangut IME · Xixia script
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
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HTML
𗣨CSS
\178E8Tangut IME Online
The 2025.9 page documents lookup, handwriting recognition and code input; code input requires a loaded dictionary file.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗣨
HTML hex
𗣨
CSS content
content: "\178E8";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%A3%A8
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On screen
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Code points
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JS .length
4
UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.