Tangut Character 18249

𘉉 is a Tangut (Xixia) character; its Unicode label is an ID, not a translation. The script wrote the Tangut language, including Buddhist texts and Chinese works in translation. Reading this sign takes a Tangut dictionary and context.

Text symbol

What 𘉉 means

Its Unicode name identifies the sign, not its Tangut word.

“Tangut Ideograph-18249” is a code-point label, not the character’s Tangut word or pronunciation. Though 𘉉 resembles Chinese writing, it belongs to another script, not Chinese.

Created around 1036 under Western Xia’s first emperor to write Tangut, the script carried Buddhist scriptures and Chinese works in translation. It continued under Yuan and Ming rule after Western Xia fell, becoming obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty. Historical sources vary glyph shapes; if 𘉉 appears as an empty box, the font lacks Tangut coverage.

Part of collections

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Tangut Characters List

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Tangut Script

Who writes 𘉉

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Questions people ask

Why does 𘉉 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.