What 𘟰 means
It is a Tangut abbreviation for Sanskrit vajra.
It appears in a Tangut Buddhist manuscript. A mid-14th-century inscription on the Cloud Platform stone gate at Juyong Pass near Beijing spells vajra 𘄍𗱽𘃜; 𘟰 condenses parts of that form.
As of 2026, no standard chat reading is established; ask the sender for context.
Is 𘟰 Chinese?
No. Tangut is a separate writing system.
Western Xia (Xixia), a kingdom in northwest China, used Tangut writing. Around 1036, it established a script for official, private, and religious texts, drawing on Chinese design.
Questions people ask
1Why does 𘟰 show as a box?
The app’s font may lack Tangut coverage; use one that supports the script.
How to type 𘟰
Windows (Word)
Alt+XType 187F0, then Alt+X to get 𘟰.
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-187f0”.
Linux
Ctrl+Shift+UType 187f0, then Enter or Space.
HTML
𘟰CSS
\187F0Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
𘟰
HTML hex
𘟰
CSS content
content: "\187F0";
Each escape is closed by the next backslash; a trailing space is needed before a literal hex digit.
URL encoded
%F0%98%9F%B0
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.