What 𗰟 means
It means “ground” in Tangut. Its square, brush-written form recalls Chinese writing, but it belongs to a separate script.
Western Xia developed Tangut writing as a court project around 1036–1037. Its square brush style reflects traditions associated with Chinese writing and that of the neighboring Khitan people; Tangut characters are not interchangeable with Chinese characters. The script continued under the Yuan and Ming and fell out of use by the end of the Ming period.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𗰟 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 𗰟
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 17C1F, then Alt+X to get 𗰟.
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-17c1f”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 17c1f, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𗰟CSS
\17C1FTangut input method
A Tangut input method is needed; one dedicated option enters characters by stroke code.
Font support
Without a Tangut-capable font, the character may appear as a box.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗰟
HTML hex
𗰟
CSS content
content: "\17C1F";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%B0%9F
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.