U+17009 "𗀉" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+17009 "𗀉" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific logogram from the Tangut script, a writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227). This ideograph is part of the Tangut block in Unicode’s Supplementary Multilingual Plane, and its exact meaning, like that of many Tangut characters, is often identified through scholarly decipherment of historical texts, primarily Buddhist scriptures and administrative records. The character’s shape is composed of the intricate strokes typical of Tangut writing, which is visually complex with many strokes per character. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve this historically significant script for digital communication and academic study.

General Properties

Code Point	U+17009
Version Added	9.0
Name	Tangut Ideograph-#
Block	Tangut
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𗀉
HTML Hex Encoding	𗀉
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x97 0x80 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD81C 0xDC09
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00017009
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud81c\udc09

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Ideographic
East Asian Width	Wide
Script	Tangut
Script Extensions	Tangut
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
ID Start	Yes
XID Start	Yes
ID Continue	Yes
XID Continue	Yes
Alphabetic	Yes
Vertical Orientation	Upright
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	OLetter
Ideographic	Yes
kTGT_RSUnicode	1.8
kTGT_MergedSrc	L2008-0066