What 𗿔 means
It is glossed “name of a star” in Tangut.
The gloss alone identifies neither a particular star nor a complete statement; the surrounding Tangut text supplies its function.
The Tangut state (Western Xia, or Xixia) commissioned the script in 1036 for state-building, including Buddhist-canon work. It followed the Khitan model of giving a state its own script and drew on Chinese Han writing. Khara-khoto manuscripts preserve Buddhist and Chinese-translated texts; one likely dates to the 12th or early 13th century.
Historical and specialist; its star gloss needs Tangut context.
The gloss alone cannot identify the star.
Who writes 𗿔
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𗿔 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.
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How to type or find 𗿔
- Search it as
- tangut · xixia · tangraph · name of a star · U+17FD4
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𗿔\17FD4Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.