What 𗻲 means
It names bodily waste.
Tangut writing was created in 1036 for state records, a Buddhist canon—a collection of Buddhist texts—and Tangut identity. The earliest surviving example is an official document from 1072; later manuscripts also include translated secular works.
What does it mean when someone sends 𗻲?
The glyph alone does not show the sender’s intent.
The Tangut word is blunt, but the glyph cannot show why it was sent; ask for context if the message matters. If a box appears instead of the character, the available font cannot render Tangut.
A blunt term for bodily waste in a historical script.
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Who writes 𗻲
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗻲 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.
How to type or find 𗻲
- Search it as
- tangut character · xixia character · tangut character for excrement · feces · poop · waste · tswə
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗻲\17EF2Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.




