U+17190 "𗆐" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𗆐

U+17190 "𗆐" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific logogram from the Tangut script, a now extinct writing system used to record the Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty in medieval China. This character is part of the Tangut Ideographs block in Unicode, which was added to facilitate digital representation and study of the over 6,000 known Tangut characters. The exact meaning and phonetic value of this particular ideograph are determined by scholars through analysis of historical texts, often linking it to specific concepts or words in the Tangut lexicon. Its inclusion in Unicode enables researchers, linguists, and historians to accurately encode, share, and analyze this rare script in modern digital environments, preserving a crucial piece of Central Asian cultural heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+17190
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 𗆐
HTML Hex Encoding 𗆐
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x97 0x86 0x90
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD81C 0xDD90
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00017190
C/C++/Java Escape \ud81c\udd90

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 17.12
kTGT_MergedSrc L2008-2373