What 𗶅 means
It means “to guard” or “protect” in Tangut.
The Tangut script was created around 1036 under Western Xia’s first emperor to write the Tangut language. It served official, private, and religious texts, continued under the Yuan and Ming dynasties, and was obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty.
Who writes 𗶅
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Combination ideas
1A recorded Tangut phrase glossed with the Chinese characters 守護, meaning “guard/protect.”
Questions people ask
1Why does 𗶅 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 𗶅
- Also called
- L1354
- Search it as
- guard · protect · Tangut
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𗶅CSS
\17D85Tangut input
Use an input tool that supports Tangut. Code-based input may need its dictionary loaded before character candidates appear. As of 2026, some mobile apps may not display Tangut glyphs when the font is missing, even though the text is present.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗶅
HTML hex
𗶅
CSS content
content: "\17D85";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%B6%85
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.