What 𗤺 means
A Unicode-aware picker is the practical route. For repeated entry, search for the character or its Unicode name in a picker, or use a Tangut-specific input method.
Is 𗤺 Chinese?
No; it is Tangut writing shaped by Chinese influence. 𗤺 belongs to the Xixia (Western Xia) script, created to write Tangut, the language of the Western Xia state; it is not a Chinese character.
The Tangut emperor Li Yuanhao ordered the script into use in 1036 as part of state-building. It was used for Buddhist translations and texts on Chinese, Tibetan, Confucian, military, and literary subjects.
Medieval manuscripts from Khara-Khoto preserve its use. Tangut writing continued after Western Xia fell in 1227, with use recorded as late as 1502. The Unicode label identifies 𗤺, but not its Tangut reading or meaning; a Tangut dictionary is needed for that.
A historical, specialist character suited to Tangut, history, or type-design contexts.
Without Tangut font support, a recipient may see a box instead of the character.
Drift: As of 2026, modern Tangut work includes scholarly digitization and type design; the script appears in research and digital-font projects, not everyday native-language messaging.
Who writes 𗤺
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Don't confuse it with
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗤺 appear as a box?
The font likely lacks Tangut glyph coverage. The character can still be present in the document; a Tangut-capable font may display it.
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How to type or find 𗤺
- Also called
- Xixia character · Western Xia character · Tangut glyph
- Search it as
- tangut character · xixia script · western xia script · tangut font · tangut unicode
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗤺\1793ACodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.