U+17090 "𗂐" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+17090 "𗂐" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific glyph from the Tangut script, an ancient logographic writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038-1227 CE). This character is part of the Tangut block in Unicode, which includes thousands of ideographs that were deciphered from historical manuscripts and inscriptions. While the exact meaning and pronunciation of U+17090 are not widely known without specialized linguistic resources, it represents a lexical item or morpheme derived from the complex, highly structured Tangut writing system, which bears no direct relation to Chinese characters despite a superficial visual resemblance. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that this fragment of a lost culture can be digitally preserved, studied, and displayed across modern computing platforms.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𗂐 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𗂐 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x97 0x82 0x90 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81C 0xDC90 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00017090 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81c\udc90 |
Unicode Properties