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𗯘

tangut ideograph-17bd8

Tangut character 17BD8

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𗯘 is a Tangut writing character with a tentative “to tread” gloss. Tangut writing was created around 1036 for Western Xia state-building and Buddhist scripture, then continued under later dynasties. Its forms drew on Chinese and Khitan traditions while remaining a distinct script.

Text symbol

What 𗯘 means

The “to tread” gloss is a clue, not a firm translation.

One etymological proposal writes the Tangut word represented by 𗯘 in scholarly Latin letters as lo², glossed “to tread,” and links it tentatively with Chinese 道 (“way”). This is a word-history hypothesis, not a settled translation for 𗯘.

Who writes 𗯘

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𗯘 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 𗯘

Search it as
Tangut · Tangut script · Xixia · Xixia script · Tangut 17BD8 · 𗯘 · lo2
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 17BD8, then AltX to get 𗯘.
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-17bd8”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 17bd8, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𗯘
CSS
\17BD8
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗯘
HTML hex
𗯘
CSS content
content: "\17BD8";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%AF%98
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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