What 𘛜 means
A Tangut dictionary glosses it as “baby.”
Tangut was the language of the Western Xia state, and Tangut script was developed under state direction to write it. The script served official and cultural writing; surviving translations from Chinese and Tibetan include Buddhist and literary texts. Its character forms were influenced by Chinese writing, but it records a different language.
Historical and specialist: a sample of Tangut writing with “baby” as its dictionary gloss.
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Who writes 𘛜
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘛜 show as a box?
Usually, the active font does not include Tangut characters. A font with Tangut coverage can display it; the text still contains the same character.
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How to type or find 𘛜
- Search it as
- tangut · xixia · baby · infant · 西夏文 · tangut font · tangut IME
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𘛜CSS
\186DCHow to type 𘛜
A Tangut input method can enter it; the layout depends on the method available on your device.
Code input
In a Python string, write
\U000186DC; U+186DC is Unicode code-point notation, not a keyboard shortcut.Tangut web input method
An online Tangut input method documented in 2025 offered code, component, phonetic, handwriting, and dictionary-loaded modes.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘛜
HTML hex
𘛜
CSS content
content: "\186DC";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%9B%9C
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.