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𘔧

tangut ideograph-18527

Tangut Ideograph-18527

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𘔧 is a Tangut character meaning “seat,” “post,” or “stick.” It belongs to the writing system used by the medieval Western Xia state and in Buddhist texts; scholars reconstruct its historical reading in scholarly transcription as gjụ.

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What 𘔧 means

In Tangut, it means seat, post, or stick.

Tangut L2008-0150 is a dictionary index; scholars write this character’s reconstructed reading in scholarly transcription as gjụ.

Tangut writing was created in 1036 under Western Xia rule for government and Buddhist texts. Its forms drew on Chinese writing and scripts used by the neighboring Khitan state. Tangut writing continued after Western Xia fell in 1227; Buddhist pillars with Tangut inscriptions are dated 1502.

A historical Tangut character with a scholarly reconstructed reading.

As of 2026, a missing Tangut font can make 𘔧 appear as a box; the box is a display fallback, not the character.

Who writes 𘔧

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Why does 𘔧 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.

How to type or find 𘔧

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xixia · western xia · tangut script · tangut character · tangut font · tangut writing · l2008-0150
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Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
⎇Alt+XType 18527, then AltX to get 𘔧.
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-18527”.
Linux
⎈Ctrl+⇧Shift+UType 18527, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𘔧
CSS
\18527
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘔧
HTML hex
𘔧
CSS content
content: "\18527";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%94%A7
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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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