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𗬪

tangut ideograph-17b2a

Bright

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𗬪 is a Tangut character glossed “bright.” This historical script served state records and Buddhist translations; a bare glyph gives no reliable clue about its sender’s intent.

Text symbol

What 𗬪 means

One dictionary gloss is “bright.” Tangut was the language of the Western Xia state. Its introduction is dated to 1036; the earliest surviving document is a state order from 1072. The court used it for government records and Buddhist translations. Tangut writing has Chinese influence but remains a separate script; nearby Khitan and later Jurchen rulers also created scripts for their languages. After the Mongol conquest in the 13th century, Tangut eventually left everyday use.

Someone sent me 𗬪—what does it mean?

Read it as text, not as a ready-made reaction. Its “bright” gloss does not tell you why someone used it; ask for surrounding words before reading it as praise.

Why is 𗬪 a box on my screen?

The font may not include Tangut characters. Try a Tangut-capable font; a box or blank means the font lacks 𗬪.

Who writes 𗬪

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𗬪 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.

How to type or find 𗬪

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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 17B2A, then AltX to get 𗬪.
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-17b2a”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 17b2a, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𗬪
CSS
\17B2A
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗬪
HTML hex
𗬪
CSS content
content: "\17B2A";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%AC%AA
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.

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