U+17C9D "𗲝" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+17C9D "𗲝" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific encoded glyph within the Tangut script, a complex logographic writing system used for the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227). This character, like all Tangut ideographs, represents a single morpheme or syllable and was decoded from ancient manuscripts as part of the Unicode standard's efforts to digitally preserve historical scripts. Its unique shape and indexing underscore the scholarly challenge of reconstructing a language that was lost for centuries, making each Tangut character a vital piece of cultural and linguistic history.

General Properties

Code Point	U+17C9D
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	𗲝
HTML Hex Encoding	𗲝
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x97 0xB2 0x9D
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD81F 0xDC9D
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00017C9D
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud81f\udc9d

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	185.15
kTGT_MergedSrc	L2008-0951