What 𗣺 means
The dictionary gloss is “snake.”
Tangut is a distinct script that can resemble Chinese. Created around 1036 for the Western Xia state, it served Buddhist translation and was used for Chinese, Tibetan, religious, and secular texts.
The Tangut dictionary Homophones lists 𗣺 as #3666. A Khara-Khoto manuscript from the 12th or early 13th century shows the script in use, not this character's first appearance.
Best suited to Tangut texts or discussion of the historical script.
Who writes 𗣺
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗣺 show as a box?
A font may lack Tangut support; a Tangut-capable font can display it, though its shape may differ.
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How to type or find 𗣺
- Search it as
- Tangut snake · Tangut script · Xixia script
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𗣺CSS
\178FAUnicode input
To type 𗣺, enter U178FA with an input method that accepts Unicode code points; the font must support Tangut.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗣺
HTML hex
𗣺
CSS content
content: "\178FA";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%A3%BA
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.