What 𗪐 means
It means “person” in Tangut. This is a character in the writing system for the Tangut language.
Tangut writing, influenced by Chinese, was used at the Western Xia court and in Buddhist and literary works. The script was disseminated in 1036. Western Xia fell in 1227, but some communities kept using Tangut writing into the early sixteenth century.
Historical and scholarly; in modern messages, its Tangut context needs explanation.
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Who writes 𗪐
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗪐 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Tangut block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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How to type or find 𗪐
- Search it as
- Tangut · Tangut character for person · person in Tangut · Xixia script · Tangut script · meaning of 𗪐 · display Tangut characters
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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Windows
HTML
𗪐CSS
\17A90Why does 𗪐 show as a blank box?
A font without Tangut glyphs may show an empty box. Use a font with Tangut coverage.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗪐
HTML hex
𗪐
CSS content
content: "\17A90";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%AA%90
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On screen
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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.