What 𘓪 means
Sandalwood. 𘓪 names the fragrant wood in Tangut.
Unicode, the system that assigns digital IDs to characters, gives it a code-based name; that label identifies the glyph but does not translate the word.
Is 𘓪 Chinese?
No. It is a Tangut character.
In 1036, Xixia (Western Xia), a Tangut state in northwestern China, introduced the script for official writing in Tangut. It drew some design elements from Chinese writing. After the state fell in 1227, Buddhist books continued to be printed in Tangut.
Why does 𘓪 show as a box?
Your font may not contain this Tangut character. If it appears as an empty box, choose a font with Tangut support. This is a font-coverage issue, not a different character.
Who writes 𘓪
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘓪 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 𘓪
- Search it as
- sandalwood · xixia
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- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘓪\184EACodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.