What 𘐆 means
A compound supplies context, not a standalone translation.
The superscript 1 marks tone. The documented two-character Tangut compound 𗍥𘐆 is translated as “stone animals near the tomb” or “tomb guardian animals”; that phrase does not settle 𘐆’s meaning alone. A surviving manuscript includes a text probably from the 12th or early 13th century.
A historical character interpreted through scholarly reconstruction.
Treat the Unicode label as an identifier, not a translation.
Who writes 𘐆
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘐆 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 𘐆
- Search it as
- tangut · xixia · tangraph · la¹
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𘐆CSS
\18406font
A Tangut font with coverage should display it; a blank box means the active font lacks this character.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘐆
HTML hex
𘐆
CSS content
content: "\18406";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%90%86
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.