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𗭨

tangut ideograph-17b68

Tangut Character 17B68

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𗭨 is glossed in Tangut dictionaries as “phantom,” “vision,” or “illusion.” With 𘈛, it forms “nightmare.” The Tangut script was made for state correspondence and Buddhist translation.

Text symbol

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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Combination ideas

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nightmare

Questions people ask

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Why 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
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 17B68, then AltX to get 𗭨.
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-17b68”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 17b68, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𗭨
CSS
\17B68
How to type 𗭨
In Python string literals, use \U00017B68; in HTML, use 𗭨.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗭨
HTML hex
𗭨
CSS content
content: "\17B68";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%AD%A8
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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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