What 𘓻 means
It is a Tangut character; its Unicode name is only an identifier.
The Tangut script for Western Xia was ordered in 1036 by emperor Li Yuanhao, partly to establish a distinct state identity and create a Buddhist canon in Tangut. Its generated Unicode name points to the character; it does not give a Tangut reading or word meaning.
Tangut writing borrowed visual and structural ideas from Chinese but did not descend from it; its creators also followed neighboring Khitan scripts. It carried Buddhist texts, Chinese translations, law, military works, and literature. A manuscript from Khara-khoto, a ruined city, probably from the 12th or early 13th century, preserves Chinese moral anecdotes; the latest known inscription dates to 1502.
Who writes 𘓻
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘓻 show as a box?
A font issue. Without Tangut coverage, a font may show a missing-glyph box; Tangut-capable fonts can render its design.
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How to type or find 𘓻
- Search it as
- Tangut character · Tangut script · Western Xia · Xixia · Tangut font
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘓻\184FBCodes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.