What 𘔽 means
Its dictionary gloss is “fair” or “equitable.” The entry is indexed as L3125 in a Tangut dictionary.
Is 𘔽 Chinese writing?
No; it is Tangut, in a script influenced by Chinese writing.
The Western Xia court commissioned the Tangut script around 1036, after its break from Song China, to write the Tangut language. It served laws, official records, translations, and Buddhist books. Tangut writing is attested from the mid-11th century and continued after Western Xia fell; the latest known inscription is from 1502. Its forms are writing signs, not picture clues.
A lone 𘔽 reads as a word from a historical script; context supplies any other intent.
A blank or replacement box points to missing Tangut font support, not a different character.
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Who writes 𘔽
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘔽 show as a box on some devices?
Not every system ships a font for the Tangut block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.
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How to type or find 𘔽
- Also called
- L3125 · Tangut L3125
- Search it as
- tangut · xixia · fair · equitable · 公平 · non'2
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𘔽\1853D1853D, then press Alt+X to turn the hexadecimal code into 𘔽.Ctrl+Shift+U, type 1853D, then press Space or Enter; the text field must support Unicode hex input.Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.