What 𗩰 means
Enter U+17A70 with Unicode-aware input.
On a system that accepts hexadecimal Unicode entry, type U+17A70. Most standard keyboard layouts have no dedicated key for this supplementary-plane character, and a font without Tangut coverage may show a box.
What does 𗩰 mean?
The Unicode label does not provide a Tangut reading.
Tangut was written in its own script in the Western Xia kingdom. The exact glyph appears at position 24.213 in a Unicode transcription of the mid-12th-century Sea of Writing, a Tangut rhyming dictionary that groups words by rhyme.
That catalogue entry shows that the graph was recorded; it does not translate it.
Why was Tangut writing created?
It gave the Western Xia kingdom a script for official and religious life.
The Tangut script took shape around 1036, during Western Xia state-building. Chinese and Khitan writing traditions influenced its design, but it remained a distinct script for the Tangut language.
One leading purpose was translating Buddhist works, including a Tangut Buddhist canon. Later texts include laws, classics of Confucian thought, military works, and literature; the latest known inscription is dated 1502.
Treat 𗩰 as historical Tangut text; its code-point label is not its reading.
Who writes 𗩰
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Questions people ask
2Is 𗩰 an emoji?
No. It is a Tangut text character, and its display depends on font support.
Why does 𗩰 show as a box?
The active font lacks a glyph for this Tangut character. A font with Tangut coverage should display it; the box is a missing-glyph mark, not a different character.
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How to type or find 𗩰
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- 𗩰 · 17a70 · Tangut · Tangut character · Tangut script · Xixia · 西夏 · Western Xia
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗩰\17A70U+17A70.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.