U+17209 "𗈉" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𗈉

U+17209 "𗈉" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific encoded symbol from the Tangut script, an extinct logographic writing system used during the Western Xia dynasty (11th–13th centuries) to write the Tangut language. This character represents one of the thousands of distinct ideographs in the Tangut script, which was deciphered primarily through the study of bilingual texts and dictionaries. In the Unicode standard, it is categorized under the Tangut block and assigned the provisional name "Tangut Ideograph-#" to denote its place among undeciphered or partially identified glyphs. The exact meaning and pronunciation of this character remain uncertain, as ongoing research by scholars continues to refine the understanding of the Tangut lexicon and grammar.

General Properties

Code Point U+17209
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 𗈉
HTML Hex Encoding 𗈉
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x97 0x88 0x89
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD81C 0xDE09
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00017209
C/C++/Java Escape \ud81c\ude09

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 28.13
kTGT_MergedSrc L2008-1470