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𗲃

tangut ideograph-17c83

Tangut character 𗲃

𗲃 is a Tangut character, but its Unicode catalogue name does not give its word meaning or reading. It belongs to the script used for the Tangut language in Western Xia (1038–1227); Buddhist and monumental writing continued after the state fell in 1227. Its stacked parts describe its form, not its word meaning.

Text symbol
Also called
Tangut character · Tangut ideograph · Xixia character
Search it as
𗲃 · Tangut · Xixia · Tangut script · Tangut font · Tangut keyboard
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws

What 𗲃 means

It is a character in the Tangut script.

“Tangut Ideograph-17C83” is a Unicode catalogue label, not a translated word. The character's historical reading and word meaning come from Tangut texts and specialist dictionaries, not from its shape alone.

Tangut writing served the Western Xia state during 1038–1227 in official, legal, Buddhist, and printed texts. Buddhist works and monumental inscriptions in Tangut continued after the state fell in 1227.

How should I use 𗲃?

Use it when your text specifically calls for Tangut.

Tangut characters are analyzed as smaller written parts, called components; scholars use them to describe and index the script. One recorded description places a top part over two lower parts. That layout describes the character's structure, not its translation. Use the surrounding Tangut passage or a specialist dictionary for its historical word value.

A specialist historical-script character; its word value depends on Tangut context.

A structural breakdown shows parts, not the word's meaning.

Questions people ask

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Why does 𗲃 show as a box?

Usually, the selected font lacks a Tangut glyph. The character is still the same Unicode text; a font with Tangut coverage can draw it.

How to type 𗲃

Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 17C83, then Alt+X to get 𗲃.
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-17c83”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 17c83, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𗲃
CSS
\17C83
How do I type 𗲃?
Use an input method or character picker that supports Tangut, or enter its Unicode code point in Unicode-aware software. Older fields limited to the Basic Multilingual Plane may reject it.
How do I show 𗲃 in HTML?
Use the hexadecimal numeric character reference 𗲃 in HTML. The page still needs a font with Tangut coverage to draw it.
Displaying 𗲃
A missing-glyph square usually means the active font has no drawing for this Tangut character. A font with Tangut coverage can display it.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗲃
HTML hex
𗲃
CSS content
content: "\17C83";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%B2%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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