What 𘂡 means
“Ideograph-180A1” identifies the sign, not its Tangut word.
The Tangut script, also called Xixia, was created for the Tangut language under Western Xia’s first emperor around 1036. It appears in official records, private writing, and religious texts, including books, sutras, inscriptions, and manuscripts.
After Western Xia fell to the Mongols, Tangut writing continued in Yuan and Ming texts but was obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty. The Unicode label is a code-based identifier, not a translation; a Tangut passage or dictionary is needed to identify the word.
How should I read it in a message?
Treat it as historical Tangut writing; its source determines the intended word.
If someone sends it alone, ask for its source or surrounding text. The glyph identifies the script, but not the message’s intended translation.
Specialist historical-script register; the glyph points to Tangut writing, while its intended word depends on its source.
A bare glyph cannot identify the intended word; ask for its source or surrounding text.
Who writes 𘂡
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Questions people ask
2Why does this Tangut character show as a box?
A font without Tangut support may show an empty square or replacement box. The character is still text; the font simply cannot draw its Tangut glyph.
Is Tangut a Chinese character?
No. Tangut is a separate script for the Tangut language. Its square forms resemble Chinese characters, but resemblance does not make it a Chinese character.
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How to type or find 𘂡
- Search it as
- tangut · xixia · tangut script · xixia script · xixiawen · tangut character · 180a1 · 𘂡
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘂡\180A1180A1 as the character code. You also need a font with Tangut coverage to see it.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.