U+1708D "𗂍" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𗂍

U+1708D "𗂍" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific character from the Tangut script, an ancient logographic writing system used for the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227 CE) in present-day northwestern China. This character is part of the Tangut Ideographs block in Unicode, which was added to the standard in 2016 to preserve and digitally represent these historically significant symbols. Like all Tangut characters, "𗂍" represents a single morpheme or concept, though its exact meaning often requires specialist knowledge due to the limited number of surviving texts and the complexity of the script. Its inclusion in Unicode allows researchers, linguists, and enthusiasts to access and study this rare writing system in modern digital environments, contributing to the preservation of the Tangut cultural heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+1708D
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 𗂍
HTML Hex Encoding 𗂍
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x97 0x82 0x8D
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD81C 0xDC8D
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001708D
C/C++/Java Escape \ud81c\udc8d

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 2.12
kTGT_MergedSrc L2008-1893