What 𘉋 means
It means “eight” in Tangut.
Tangut was the writing system of the Xixia (Western Xia) kingdom in what is now northwestern China. It was created under the first emperor about 1036 CE and used in official, private, and religious texts. Writing continued after the kingdom fell and became obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty. Ordinary texts used 𘉋 for eight; one special ode wrote eight as “two [times] four.”
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Who writes 𘉋
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Don't confuse it with
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Related characters
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Combination ideas
1Eighth lunar month.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𘉋 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.
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How to type or find 𘉋
- Search it as
- Tangut eight · Tangut numeral · Xixia numeral · Tangut character
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𘉋CSS
\1824BCodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘉋
HTML hex
𘉋
CSS content
content: "\1824B";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%89%8B
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On screen
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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.