What 𗯫 means
The indexed English gloss is “clumsy.”
Li Fanwen’s 2008 English index places entry 5166 under “clumsy”; a Unicode proposal maps 𗯫 to L2008-5166.
Is Tangut Chinese?
No. Tangut and Chinese are separate scripts.
Tangut writing was created by imperial decree for Western Xia’s official and cultural needs and was widely used from 1036–1502. Chinese writing influenced its design, but knowing Chinese does not let you read 𗯫 as a Chinese character.
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Who writes 𗯫
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗯫 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Tangut block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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How to type or find 𗯫
- Search it as
- clumsy · L2008-5166
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𗯫CSS
\17BEBMissing glyph
If 𗯫 appears as a box, the current font lacks a glyph for this Tangut character. Use a font that supports Tangut.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗯫
HTML hex
𗯫
CSS content
content: "\17BEB";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%AF%AB
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.