What 𘟪 means
It names the metal iron in Tangut. A 12th-century Tangut dictionary called Wénhǎi (“Sea of Writing”) records this character.
Is 𘟪 Chinese?
No. It belongs to the separate Tangut writing system. Its characters can resemble Chinese writing.
Tangut writing was developed around 1036 CE for the Xixia (Western Xia) state’s administration and other writing, then used for Buddhist translations. After 1227, much surviving Tangut material was religious.
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Who writes 𘟪
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𘟪 appear as a box?
The font rendering the text lacks Tangut support. A font that includes Tangut characters can display this glyph.
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How to type or find 𘟪
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- iron · Tangut script · Xixia · 𘟪 meaning
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
Windows (Word)
Windows
HTML
𘟪CSS
\187EACodes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘟪
HTML hex
𘟪
CSS content
content: "\187EA";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%9F%AA
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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.