U+17F44 "𗽄" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𗽄

U+17F44 "𗽄" Tangut Ideograph-# is a complex logogram from the extinct Tangut script, which was used to write the Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227) in present-day northwestern China. This specific ideograph is part of a large block of Tangut characters encoded in Unicode’s Supplementary Multilingual Plane, representing one of approximately 6,000 known Tangut glyphs. Like all Tangut characters, it was designed with a dense, intricate structure inspired by Chinese calligraphy but is distinct in its stroke composition and phonetic or semantic role. The character’s precise meaning has not been fully deciphered, as the vast majority of Tangut texts remain only partially understood, though it likely conveys a specific lexical or grammatical function within the language. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that this fragment of a lost civilization’s written heritage can be preserved and studied digitally across modern platforms.

General Properties

Code Point U+17F44
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 𗽄
HTML Hex Encoding 𗽄
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x97 0xBD 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD81F 0xDF44
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00017F44
C/C++/Java Escape \ud81f\udf44

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 263.11
kTGT_MergedSrc L2008-2461