What 𗭨 means
It means “phantom,” “vision,” or “illusion.”
The earliest dated citation listed for 𗭨 is in the 12th-century Tóngyīn (“Homophones”), a Tangut rhyming dictionary.
Tangut writing was ordered in 1036 for state correspondence and Buddhist translation. Its Chinese-like strokes form a distinct script for the Tangut language; scholars also consider Khitan writing, another regional script, a possible influence. Later Tangut texts included secular works.
A historical Tangut character; its meanings belong to reading Tangut texts.
When 𗭨 appears as a blank box, the selected font has no Tangut glyph for it.
Who writes 𗭨
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1Why does 𗭨 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 𗭨
- Search it as
- phantom · vision · illusion · nightmare · Tangut
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗭨\17B68\U00017B68; in HTML, use 𗭨.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

