U+17049 "𗁉" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+17049 "𗁉" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific logogram from the Tangut script, which was used to write the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (11th-13th centuries). This character represents an entry in the Unicode Standard's Tangut block, assigned as part of the comprehensive encoding of over 6,000 Tangut ideographs based on the *Homophones* and other key historical dictionaries. Its exact meaning or phonetic value is not universally agreed upon in modern scholarship, as the script was only partially deciphered through the study of bilingual texts and later reference works, but it is included in the Unicode repertoire to preserve and facilitate digital research into this complex writing system. The character’s appearance is dense and blocky, typical of Tangut script, which was inspired by Chinese characters but developed its own unique, more elaborate structural principles.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𗁉 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𗁉 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x97 0x81 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81C 0xDC49 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00017049 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81c\udc49 |
Unicode Properties