What 𘎰 means
The Unicode name is an inventory label, not a Tangut gloss. To identify its reading, consult the surrounding historical text or a specialist Tangut dictionary.
The Tangut kingdom of Western Xia used the script for official, private and religious writing. It drew on Chinese and Khitan writing traditions but remained distinct; Tangut texts continued into the Yuan and Ming periods after the kingdom fell.
On its own in a message, 𘎰 reads as a reference to Tangut writing or Unicode, not a shared everyday signal.
Don't expect a recipient to know its Tangut reading from the glyph alone.
Who writes 𘎰
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘎰 show as a box?
Your font may not include Tangut characters. Without a suitable glyph, some fonts show an empty box; a Tangut-capable font can display it.
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How to type or find 𘎰
- Search it as
- tangut · xixia · western xia · tangut script · tangut character · 183b0
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘎰\183B0Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.