U+17BFE "𗯾" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+17BFE "𗯾" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific symbol from the Tangut script, an ancient writing system used by the Tangut people of the Western Xia dynasty in northwestern China from the 11th to the 13th centuries. This ideograph represents one of over six thousand known Tangut characters, which were largely deciphered through the study of bilingual texts and the foundational work of scholars like the Russian linguist Nikolai Nevsky. The character itself, like others in its block, is composed of complex strokes that often convey meanings related to daily life, governance, or Buddhist concepts prevalent in Tangut culture. Although its exact semantic value may require further linguistic verification, U+17BFE stands as a crucial piece of the puzzle for understanding a now extinct language and the civilization that created it.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𗯾 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𗯾 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x97 0xAF 0xBE |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81E 0xDFFE |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00017BFE |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81e\udffe |
Unicode Properties