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𘄔

tangut ideograph-18114

Tangut Ideograph 18114

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𘄔 is a Tangut character from the writing system of the Western Xia state. The court commissioned Tangut writing around 1036 as part of building a distinct state identity. It went on to carry Buddhist books and translations of Chinese and other works; Tangut writing continued after Western Xia fell, with a surviving inscription dated 1502.

Text symbol

What 𘄔 means

One Tangut reconstruction reads it as ²pen₂.

That spelling represents a reconstructed sound, not an English translation.

Is 𘄔 Chinese?

No: it is a Tangut character.

Tangut writing takes visual and structural cues from Chinese characters, but records the Tangut language. Chinese influence explains the style; it does not make the text Chinese.

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Who writes 𘄔

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𘄔 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.

How to type or find 𘄔

Search it as
xixia character · tangut glyph · western xia script
Shows up in
Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 18114, then AltX to get 𘄔.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “tangut ideograph-18114”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 18114, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𘄔
CSS
\18114
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘄔
HTML hex
𘄔
CSS content
content: "\18114";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%84%94
1
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.

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