What 𘚽 means
A Tangut dictionary glosses it as “to run.” “Tangut Ideograph-186BD” is only a technical Unicode label.
The Tangut script was created around 1036 under Western Xia’s first emperor to write Tangut, the state’s language. Chinese writing was also used there.
It outlived Western Xia, remaining in use under Yuan and Ming rule until it became obsolete by the end of the Ming dynasty.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𘚽 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 𘚽
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 186BD, then Alt+X to get 𘚽.
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-186bd”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 186bd, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𘚽CSS
\186BDPalette
For one use, copy 𘚽 from the palette above.
Rime / Xunpin
As of 2026, Xunpin for Rime (a custom-keyboard framework) accepts Latin letters for scholarly estimates of Tangut sounds, strokes, or four-corner shape codes. It needs a Tangut-supporting font.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘚽
HTML hex
𘚽
CSS content
content: "\186BD";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%9A%BD
1
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.