What 𘊱 means
𘊱 means “left side” in Tangut.
The Tangut script served the Western Xia state in government and in Buddhist and classical texts. The mid-12th-century Sea of Characters, a Tangut dictionary, records this positional meaning; as of 2026, 𘊱’s first appearance remains unknown.
A specialist character from a historical script, not a casual message mark.
Without a Tangut-capable font, it may appear as a box or blank.
Who writes 𘊱
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘊱 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 𘊱
- Search it as
- pha · left side · Tangut · Xixia · Western Xia · component 394
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𘊱CSS
\182B1Unicode input
Enter hexadecimal 182B1 with your system’s Unicode input, if available; the exact shortcut varies by operating system.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘊱
HTML hex
𘊱
CSS content
content: "\182B1";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%8A%B1
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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.