What 𘚒 means
Tangut (Xixia) writing was promulgated around 1036 under Western Xia. The court made it official to express a distinct state identity; scholars also link its creation to translating Buddhist texts into Tangut. The earliest securely dated document is the Record of the Guazhou Trial, from 1069 or 1070, though undated texts may be older. Tangut forms drew on Chinese writing conventions, while nearby Khitan scripts offered a precedent; it remained a distinct writing system. It served official, private, and religious writing and continued under Yuan and Ming rule after Western Xia fell.
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Who writes 𘚒
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘚒 show as a box?
Your current font may not include Tangut. Tangut Yinchuan, a font that covers Unicode Tangut characters, can display the glyph.
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𘚒\18692Why is 𘚒 a box on my screen?
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Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.