What 𗸢 means
𗸢 is Tangut; 怛 is the Chinese character it represents. It is a transliteration: the Tangut sign stands for the Chinese character by sound, not by definition.
Two 12th-century Tangut reference books, the Sea of Writing and Homophones, list it. Tangut was used in the Western Xia kingdom for official, private, and religious writing.
Historical specialist character; its sound-based link needs Tangut context.
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Who writes 𗸢
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗸢 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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How to type or find 𗸢
- Search it as
- tangut · xixia · 怛 · tangut transliteration · tangut meaning · 17e22
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
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\17E22Type 𗸢 in HTML
To type 𗸢 in HTML, write
𗸢 where character references are interpreted; a Tangut-capable font is needed to display it.Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗸢
HTML hex
𗸢
CSS content
content: "\17E22";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%B8%A2
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On screen
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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.