What 𗶧 means
It means “bed” in Tangut.
The Tangut script was created in 1036 for government and cultural life in the Tangut state of Western Xia. Its forms drew on Chinese writing and writing used by the neighboring Khitan people. Translating Buddhist texts became a major use.
The latest datable Tangut inscriptions known are carved on two Buddhist stone pillars erected in 1502.
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗶧 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Tangut block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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- Tangut bed · bed in Tangut · Western Xia script
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
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\17DA7Tangut input method
Use a Tangut input method, specialist keyboard software with stroke-code or phonetic entry. The software must support Tangut.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗶧
HTML hex
𗶧
CSS content
content: "\17DA7";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%B6%A7
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Code points
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JS .length
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UTF-8 bytes
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.