What 𘜑 means
Scholars reconstruct its reading as *pa¹, roughly “pah.” The Tangut word is treated as a borrowing from Middle Chinese, an older stage of Chinese.
Tangut writing was created under the Western Xia court around 1036 to write the Tangut language. It remained in use through the Yuan and Ming; a Buddhist stone inscription dated 1502 is the last datable example.
As of 2026, digital type designers adapt historical Tangut forms for fonts, so this glyph’s details may vary by font.
Who writes 𘜑
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘜑 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.
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How to type or find 𘜑
- Search it as
- Tangut wave · Xixia wave · Tangut *pa¹ · 𘜑 meaning · 𘜑 Chinese
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𘜑CSS
\18711Font support
A box or blank usually means the font lacks Tangut coverage; choose one that supports Tangut.
Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘜑
HTML hex
𘜑
CSS content
content: "\18711";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%9C%91
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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.