U+17F56 "ð—½–" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+17F56 "ð—½–" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific glyph from the Tangut script, an ancient writing system used during the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227) to record the now extinct Tangut language. This ideograph represents one of over 6,000 known Tangut characters, each typically formed from complex combinations of strokes and radicals, and it has been encoded in the Unicode Standard as part of the Tangut block (U+17000 to U+187FF) to enable digital preservation and scholarly research. The exact meaning and phonetic reading of this particular character are subjects of ongoing study, as Tangut texts often require contextual interpretation from sources like the Pearl in the Palm, a key dictionary of the era. Its inclusion in Unicode supports historians and linguists working to decode the language and culture of the lost Tangut civilization.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𗽖 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𗽖 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x97 0xBD 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD81F 0xDF56 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00017F56 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud81f\udf56 |
Unicode Properties