What 𗮏 means
It is glossed “to exceed.”
Why does 𗮏 resemble Chinese writing?
Its visual style draws on Chinese models, but it belongs to Tangut.
The Tangut script took shape around 1036 under Li Yuanhao, ruler of the Western Xia state, as a state script for the Tangut language. A dated example around 1070/1071 may be the earliest known dated Tangut text.
It served government, diplomacy, Buddhist scriptures, classics, military writing, and law. It remained in Yuan and Ming settings before falling out of use.
Who writes 𗮏
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Questions people ask
1Will 𗮏 look the same everywhere?
Not necessarily. A Tangut-capable font draws this text glyph, so outlines can differ; fonts without Tangut support may not display it.
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How to type or find 𗮏
- Search it as
- Tangut script · exceed · surpass
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𗮏CSS
\17B8FUnicode input
To type 𗮏, enter U17B8F through Unicode hexadecimal input if your device supports it; display requires a Tangut-capable font.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗮏
HTML hex
𗮏
CSS content
content: "\17B8F";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%AE%8F
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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.