What 𘍷 means
It is a Tangut character; its encoded name gives no word or reading.
“Tangut Ideograph-18377” is a Unicode label, not a Tangut word or pronunciation. A dictionary entry or the surrounding text is needed to identify its reading and meaning.
The Tangut script was developed around 1036 for the Western Xia state, also called Xixia. It served administration and Buddhist texts, and appeared in official records and translations of Chinese and Tibetan works. Tangut writing continued into the Yuan and Ming eras after Western Xia fell, before the script became obsolete.
Is 𘍷 Chinese?
No; 𘍷 belongs to Tangut, a separate script.
Tangut's square forms were modeled on Chinese writing, but the script represents the Tangut language. The Khitan script, another regional writing system, was a historical precedent in the development of Tangut writing. That connects the scripts historically; it does not give this glyph a second reading.
Its visible form comes from a Tangut-capable font, so different fonts may draw the same character differently.
A historical-script character used in Tangut texts and scholarly transcription.
Tangut is a distinct script, despite its Chinese-inspired square forms.
Who writes 𘍷
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘍷 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 𘍷
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- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘍷\18377𘍷 renders as 𘍷 when the page uses a Tangut-capable font.18377 for U18377; the commit keys depend on your system.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.