What 𘙸 means
It means a cord or thread.
Tangut writing began around 1036 as part of Western Xia state-building and was used for Buddhist texts. It drew on Chinese writing traditions and the earlier Khitan example but remained a distinct script. It served official, private, religious, and literary writing, continued after Western Xia fell, and went out of use by the end of the Ming dynasty.
Historical and scholarly, not ordinary chat.
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Who writes 𘙸
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘙸 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 𘙸
- Search it as
- string · cord · thread · Tangut · Xixia
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𘙸CSS
\18678How do I type 𘙸?
Use a Unicode input method that accepts code points and enter U18678; the exact keystrokes depend on the device and input tool.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘙸
HTML hex
𘙸
CSS content
content: "\18678";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%99%B8
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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.