U+171A9 "𗆩" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𗆩

U+171A9 "𗆩" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific logogram from the Tangut script, which was used to write the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty in medieval China. This particular ideograph is one of over 6,000 encoded Tangut characters in the Unicode Standard, representing a word or morpheme that carries a distinct meaning in the Tangut writing system, though its exact definition often requires specialized linguistic analysis. The Tangut script was created in the 11th century and features complex, visually intricate strokes, with each character like this one serving as a unique component of the language's extensive lexicon. Such characters are of great interest to scholars studying the history, culture, and philology of the Tangut civilization, and their inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and accessibility for research worldwide.

General Properties

Code Point U+171A9
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 𗆩
HTML Hex Encoding 𗆩
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x97 0x86 0xA9
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD81C 0xDDA9
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000171A9
C/C++/Java Escape \ud81c\udda9

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 17.13
kTGT_MergedSrc L2008-2703