What 𗵭 means
Its exact sense comes from Tangut text, not its Unicode name. Tangut is a separate script modeled on Chinese regular writing; 𗵭 is not a Chinese character. A Tangut dictionary or surrounding text can identify its reading and sense.
Li Yuanhao ordered his adviser Yeli Renrong to prepare handwriting models. Introduced in 1036, Tangut writing served Western Xia government and Buddhist translation and printing. Tangut inscriptions on Buddhist pillars date to 1502, after Western Xia fell in 1227. Unicode 17.0's reference shape is not prescriptive; fonts may draw 𗵭 differently.
Who writes 𗵭
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗵭 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.
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How to type or find 𗵭
- Search it as
- 17d6d · Tangut · Xixia · Western Xia
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗵭\17D6DCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.