What 𗪶 means
𗪶 is a Tangut character; its Unicode label is not its translation.
The label identifies this exact character but supplies neither a reading nor an English gloss. Its word-level value comes from Tangut text, where a transcription and the surrounding context help establish how to read it.
The Tangut script outlived Western Xia
The Tangut script was developed to write the Tangut language for Western Xia (Xixia) around 1036. It served state documents and translations of Buddhist and Chinese works. Its writing was influenced by Chinese characters, but it recorded a different language.
After Western Xia fell in 1227, Tangut writing continued for centuries; the latest known example is dated 1502.
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Who writes 𗪶
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗪶 show as a box?
Your font may lack Tangut coverage. Choose a font that supports Tangut and reload the text; the missing glyph changes how it displays, not the underlying character.
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How to type or find 𗪶
- Search it as
- Tangut character · Tangut script · Tangut font · Xixia script · Western Xia writing
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗪶\17AB6Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.