U+1705B "𗁛" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1705B "𗁛" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific grapheme from the Tangut script, a historical writing system used for the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (11th–13th centuries). This character represents one of over 6,000 ideographs encoded in the Unicode Standard’s Tangut block, which was added to support digital preservation and scholarly study of the script. Its exact semantic value remains uncertain, as Tangut ideographs often require contextual paleographic analysis, but it is cataloged as part of the foundational inventory of Hanzi-like characters unique to that civilization. The inclusion of U+1705B in Unicode enables researchers to digitally represent, search, and analyze Tangut texts, facilitating ongoing efforts to decode and understand this complex, minority historical language.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𗁛 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𗁛 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x97 0x81 0x9B |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81C 0xDC5B |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001705B |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81c\udc5b |
Unicode Properties