What 𗮡 means
Its encoding name identifies the sign, not the Tangut word.
Miyake 2019 reconstructs the Tangut reading *by₄. The asterisk marks reconstruction; this specialist notation is not a guide to sound it out using English spelling.
Its strokes resemble Chinese characters, but Tangut is a separate script shaped alongside Chinese and Khitan traditions. Later Tangut books included translations and secular works.
Who writes 𗮡
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Related characters
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗮡 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.
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How to type or find 𗮡
- Search it as
- Tangut · Western Xia · Xixia · Tangut script · by4
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𗮡CSS
\17BA1How to type 𗮡
Use a Tangut input method or a dictionary with text entry; a standard emoji keyboard will not enter 𗮡.
Font
A Tangut font is needed to display 𗮡; without one, a missing-character box may appear.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗮡
HTML hex
𗮡
CSS content
content: "\17BA1";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%AE%A1
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.