U+17D94 "𗶔" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+17D94 "𗶔" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific ideograph from the Tangut script, which was used to write the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227) in present-day northwestern China. This script consists of over six thousand known characters, designed to represent the syllabic structure of the Tangut language, and U+17D94 belongs to the Tangut Ideographs block within Unicode, encoding a unique logograph whose exact meaning is often determined through comparative textual analysis of Buddhist sutras and administrative records. As of the current Unicode standard, this character is classified as an ideographic symbol, contributing to the digital preservation of a historically significant writing system that was deciphered in the 20th century primarily through the efforts of scholars like Nikolai Nevsky.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𗶔 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𗶔 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x97 0xB6 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81F 0xDD94 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00017D94 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81f\udd94 |
Unicode Properties