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𗰃

tangut ideograph-17c03

Tangut character for salt

The Tangut salt character 𗰃 means “salt” in the language used in Western Xia. Its home is Tangut writing; in a modern message, the word alone cannot tell you why it was sent.

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salt · Tangut salt · Tangut salt character · Xixia salt · Western Xia salt
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What 𗰃 means

It means “salt” in Tangut.

Western Xia created the Tangut script around 1036 for government, Buddhist texts, and a distinct Tangut identity. A Guazhou document dated 1070/1071 may be the earliest known dated example.

Before Tangut, the Khitan people had made scripts for their language. Tangut writing drew on Chinese writing principles but stayed a separate script. It appears in Buddhist and nonreligious texts and inscriptions; pillars from 1502 are the latest known use. Without a Tangut-capable font, 𗰃 may appear as a box.

Historical and specialist; a word in Tangut writing, not a general-purpose chat sign.

If the salt meaning matters, say it plainly; don’t assume the recipient knows Tangut.

Questions people ask

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Why does 𗰃 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 𗰃

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 17C03, then Alt+X to get 𗰃.
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-17c03”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 17c03, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𗰃
CSS
\17C03
Tangut lookup
Use a Tangut character lookup or a Unicode input method that accepts hexadecimal code points.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗰃
HTML hex
𗰃
CSS content
content: "\17C03";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%B0%83
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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.

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