U+17087 "𗂇" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+17087 "𗂇" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific encoded symbol from the Tangut script, an ancient writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227). This ideograph belongs to a large block of over 6,000 Tangut characters in Unicode, which were derived from historical manuscripts and dictionaries. The exact meaning and pronunciation of U+17087 may not be fully established in modern scholarship, as many Tangut characters remain undeciphered or are known only through limited textual evidence. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that researchers and linguists can digitally represent and study this unique script, preserving a key part of Central Asian cultural heritage.

General Properties

Code Point	U+17087
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	𗂇
HTML Hex Encoding	𗂇
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x97 0x82 0x87
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD81C 0xDC87
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00017087
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud81c\udc87

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	2.11
kTGT_MergedSrc	L2008-2554