U+17183 "𗆃" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+17183 "𗆃" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific encoded glyph from the Tangut script, a logographic writing system used to write the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (11th–13th centuries). This character is part of the Tangut Ideographs block in Unicode, which contains thousands of characters derived from historical manuscripts and inscriptions. The meaning and pronunciation of U+17183 are not fully determined, as scholars continue to piece together the Tangut lexicon from fragmentary texts, but its numeric hashtag or pound sign placeholder "#" indicates that it is a formally assigned code point awaiting definitive linguistic identification. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent this ancient script for research, archiving, and digital communication.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𗆃 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𗆃 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x97 0x86 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81C 0xDD83 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00017183 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81c\udd83 |
Unicode Properties