What 𘑀 means
A Tangut dictionary glosses 𘑀 as “to break” or “to smash.”
The Tangut script was created around 1036 under Western Xia’s first emperor to write the Tangut language. Its square forms resemble Chinese, but Tangut is a separate script. After Western Xia fell to the Mongols, Tangut writing continued under China’s Yuan and Ming dynasties, becoming obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty.
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Who writes 𘑀
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘑀 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Tangut block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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How to type or find 𘑀
- Search it as
- Tangut · Xixia · Tangut script · Western Xia · to break · to smash
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𘑀CSS
\18440How to type 𘑀
Dedicated Tangut input tools offer stroke-code or reconstructed-phonetic entry.
If it appears as a box
Use a Tangut-capable font; different fonts can draw its shape differently.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘑀
HTML hex
𘑀
CSS content
content: "\18440";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%91%80
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On screen
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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.