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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Don't confuse it with
1Questions people ask
1Why 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
- Search it as
- xixia · western xia · tangut script · tangut character · tangut font · tangut writing · l2008-0150
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘔧\18527Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.

