What 𗼹 means
The Unicode label identifies the sign, not the Tangut word it wrote.
Tradition dates Tangut writing to 1036. It was used for the Tangut language in Western Xia, a state in what is now northwestern China. Tangut forms drew on Chinese-character structure, but the two scripts are not mutually readable: recognizing Chinese shapes does not let you read Tangut.
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Who writes 𗼹
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗼹 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 𗼹
- Search it as
- 𗼹 meaning · Tangut font · Xixia character · Western Xia script · 17F39
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𗼹CSS
\17F39Font
Use a font with Tangut coverage; otherwise this text character may appear as a missing-glyph box.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗼹
HTML hex
𗼹
CSS content
content: "\17F39";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%BC%B9
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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.