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𘑙

tangut ideograph-18459

Tangut fish character

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𘑙 is the Tangut written word for fish. Its number-based Unicode name is a catalog label, not a translation. The Tangut script served the Western Xia state’s language, and this sign appears in a medieval dictionary.

Text symbol

What 𘑙 means

It means “fish” in written Tangut.

Li Fanwen’s dictionary of the Tangut language lists it as entry 1458 under “fish.”

The Tangut script was introduced in 1036 to write the language of the Western Xia (Xixia) state and appears in official, Buddhist, and literary texts. The Sea of Writing, a Tangut dictionary dated 1124–31, lists 𘑙 as reference 28.173.

Who writes 𘑙

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Questions people ask

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Why does 𘑙 appear as a box?

A box means the current font or app cannot render this Tangut character. It is a display issue, not a different sign.

How to type or find 𘑙

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Tangut word for fish · Xixia fish character · 西夏文 魚 · 𘑙 meaning
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 18459, then AltX to get 𘑙.
Windows
⊞Win+Rrun charmap for the full table, or use the emoji picker's Ω symbols tab (Win .).
macOS
⌃Control+⌘Command+␣SpaceOpen the character viewer and search “tangut ideograph-18459”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 18459, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𘑙
CSS
\18459
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘑙
HTML hex
𘑙
CSS content
content: "\18459";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%91%99
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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.

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