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𗬈

tangut ideograph-17b08

Tangut Ideograph 17B08

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𗬈 is a Tangut character; “17B08” is its Unicode ID, not a translation. Introduced in 1036 to serve the Western Xia state and Buddhist translation, Tangut writing drew on Chinese and earlier Khitan scripts; it carried official records, Buddhist works, and Chinese classics, and remained in use through 1502.

Text symbol

What 𗬈 means

It is a Tangut character; its Unicode label is not a translation. The label gives no Tangut word or pronunciation; a dictionary and the surrounding text are needed.

Is 𗬈 Chinese?

No. It is Tangut, a separate script. Its design drew on Chinese writing, and earlier Khitan scripts were a neighboring model; the scripts are not interchangeable.

Who writes 𗬈

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𗬈 show as a box?

The font likely lacks Tangut coverage; try one that includes Tangut glyphs. 𗬈 is text, so there is no emoji artwork to fall back on.

How to type or find 𗬈

Search it as
tangut · tangut character · tangut writing · xixia script · western xia script
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 17B08, then AltX to get 𗬈.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “tangut ideograph-17b08”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 17b08, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𗬈
CSS
\17B08
Paste this character
Copy 𗬈 from the palette above and paste it as text.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗬈
HTML hex
𗬈
CSS content
content: "\17B08";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%AC%88
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.

Families this belongs to

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