U+17F5A "𗽚" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𗽚

U+17F5A "𗽚" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific glyph from the Tangut script, an ancient writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia Empire (1038–1227 C.E.). This particular ideograph represents one of thousands of unique logographic characters in the Tangut script, which was decoded in the early 20th century through the discovery of bilingual inscriptions. Designated as "Tangut Ideograph-#" in the Unicode Standard, its exact semantic meaning is not widely known to the general public, as many Tangut characters remain under scholarly study for precise translation. The inclusion of this character in Unicode enables digital preservation and academic analysis of the Tangut language, supporting ongoing research into the history and culture of the Western Xia civilization.

General Properties

Code Point U+17F5A
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 𗽚
HTML Hex Encoding 𗽚
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x97 0xBD 0x9A
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD81F 0xDF5A
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00017F5A
C/C++/Java Escape \ud81f\udf5a

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 263.13
kTGT_MergedSrc L2008-2773