What 𗾤 means
It means “to ask” in Tangut. The Wén Hǎi (“Sea of Writing”), a historical Tangut dictionary, records that gloss.
Created around 1036 for Western Xia state identity and writing, Tangut carried government records, books, and Buddhist translations. Its use continued into the Ming; an inscription dated 1502 survives.
Chinese writing shaped Tangut character-making, but the script remained separate. Neighboring Khitan states created scripts about a century earlier, another regional example of state-backed writing.
Who writes 𗾤
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗾤 show as a box?
It usually means the selected font lacks Tangut coverage. Try a font that supports Tangut.
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How to type or find 𗾤
- Search it as
- 𗾤 · xixia · 西夏文 · ask · tangut
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𗾤CSS
\17FA4Microsoft Word for Windows
As of 2026, type 17FA4, then press AltX.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𗾤
HTML hex
𗾤
CSS content
content: "\17FA4";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%97%BE%A4
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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.