Tangut character 180E5

180E5 is an ID, not a translation of a Tangut word.

Unicode builds Tangut character names from code-point numbers, so this name identifies the glyph but does not give its pronunciation or word meaning. Tangut characters can resemble Chinese writing, but Tangut is a separate script for the Tangut language.

Why was the Tangut script created?

It gave the Western Xia state a writing system for Tangut.

The script was created around 1036 under Western Xia’s first emperor, as part of building the state. Western Xia was a medieval kingdom in what is now northwestern China. Its government promoted writing in Tangut and backed a collection of Buddhist scriptures in that language.

Tangut also appears in translations, government records, private writing, and literature. The project followed earlier state-backed script making by the Khitan, another medieval people in the region.

How do I type 𘃥 and make it display?

Unicode input inserts it; the font decides whether it appears.

In an app with Unicode hex entry, enter 180E5 using that app’s shortcut; shortcuts vary. Older Tangut files may use legacy CJK (Chinese, Japanese, or Korean) encodings—older character sets that may need conversion to Unicode before the text works as modern Unicode.