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𗸀

tangut ideograph-17e00

Tangut character 𗸀

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𗸀 is a Tangut character; “Tangut Ideograph-17E00” is a code-point label, not a translation of its reading or meaning. The Tangut script was created around 1036 for the Western Xia state, partly to support a distinct identity and write Buddhist scriptures in Tangut. Its forms were inspired by Chinese writing, but represent the Tangut language.

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What 𗸀 means

The code-point label doesn’t give its Tangut reading or word meaning.

The Tangut language was written with a logographic script: its characters represented words or meaningful parts of words. Tangut is distinct from Chinese.

Emperor Li Yuanhao commissioned the script for state-building and Buddhist scriptures. It drew on Chinese writing but was not derived from it; neighboring Khitan peoples had made two scripts about a century earlier. Tangut writing continued under the Yuan and Ming dynasties after Western Xia fell.

Who writes 𗸀

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𗸀 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 or find 𗸀

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𗸀 meaning · Tangut script
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 17E00, then AltX to get 𗸀.
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-17e00”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 17e00, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𗸀
CSS
\17E00
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗸀
HTML hex
𗸀
CSS content
content: "\17E00";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%B8%80
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.

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