What 𘄣 means
The number is an inventory label, not a translation.
𘄣 appears as entry 6.113 in the Sea of Writing, a Tangut rhyming dictionary compiled in the mid-12th century. That places the character in a dictionary, but the index entry alone does not give a plain-language gloss.
An imperial order created the Tangut script in 1036 for the Tangut language. Its forms drew on the style of Chinese writing, but it was a distinct writing system used for Western Xia diplomacy and for translations of Chinese classics and Buddhist texts. Tangut writing continued after Western Xia fell in 1227: a Buddhist imprint from 1247 and a Buddhist compendium completed in 1302 are documented. These dates track the script's historical setting, not a change in this character's meaning.
Why is 𘄣 blank or boxed?
Your font or app may lack Tangut coverage.
As of 2026, a Tangut input-method project documents that some mobile apps fail to show Tangut characters even when the text remains valid Unicode. The project lists Noto Serif Tangut and Tangut Yinchuan Beta as fallback fonts; a box points to font coverage or app support.
Historical and specialist; its natural setting is Tangut texts or script study.
Treat the numeric label as an inventory ID, not a translation.
Who writes 𘄣
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘄣 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 𘄣
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- xixia · xixia script · tangut glyph · tangut font · tangut ime · tangut input · tangut keyboard · tangut 18123
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘄣\18123𘄣.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.