What 𗩀 means
A Tangut character glossed as “a kind of bird.”
Tangut was the language of the medieval Western Xia kingdom in northern China. Its script was created in 1036 under ruler Li Yuanhao for state-building and Buddhist texts. Chinese writing influenced its design, but Tangut is distinct.
Law texts and translated Chinese classics survive in Tangut. As of 2025, the latest datable materials known are two Buddhist pillars with Tangut inscriptions at Baoding, erected in 1502.
Who writes 𗩀
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗩀 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 𗩀
- Search it as
- Tangut bird · Tangut script · Xixia script · Tangut font
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𗩀CSS
\17A40Unicode entry
Enter U17A40 in a Unicode-aware picker or input method that accepts hexadecimal values.
Font support
Without a Tangut-capable font it may show as a box; as of 2026, Noto Serif Tangut supports it.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗩀
HTML hex
𗩀
CSS content
content: "\17A40";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%A9%80
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.