What 𘌸 means
In Tangut, it names the direction opposite east.
Why was the Tangut script created?
The Western Xia state needed a way to write Tangut.
Emperor Li Yuanhao commissioned the script in 1036. Tangut writing served official records and a Buddhist canon; later books translated Chinese and Tibetan works.
Historical and specialist in tone.
Its meaning “west” belongs to Tangut; it is not a universal direction sign.
Who writes 𘌸
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘌸 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 𘌸
- Search it as
- Tangut west · Tangut word for west · Xixia west · Tangut script
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𘌸CSS
\18338How to type 𘌸
Enter U18338 in a Unicode-aware input method.
Display
A Tangut-capable font is needed; otherwise a missing-glyph box may appear.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘌸
HTML hex
𘌸
CSS content
content: "\18338";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%8C%B8
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.