U+170F2 "𗃲" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+170F2 "𗃲" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific glyph from the Tangut script, a writing system used from the 11th to 16th centuries for the extinct Tangut language spoken by the Tangut people of the Western Xia dynasty in northwest China. This ideograph belongs to the Tangut Ideographs block within the Unicode Standard, which encodes over 6,000 characters to preserve this historical script's textual records. The meaning of this particular character is identified through modern lexicographic research, often referencing reconstructed Tangut dictionaries and the multilingual "Pearl in the Palm" manuscript, which provides translations into Chinese. As a digital representation, "𗃲" allows scholars and linguists to study, store, and share Tangut texts accurately in electronic form, supporting ongoing efforts to decipher and understand this once lost language and its culture.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𗃲 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𗃲 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x97 0x83 0xB2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81C 0xDCF2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000170F2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81c\udcf2 |
Unicode Properties