U+1802C "𘀬" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𘀬

U+1802C "𘀬" Tangut Ideograph-# is a pictographic symbol from the ancient Tangut script, which was used to write the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227). This particular ideograph represents an element of the Tangut writing system, a logographic script that encoded thousands of distinct characters modeled loosely after Chinese calligraphy but with unique structural principles. The specific meaning and phonetic value of U+1802C remain unknown to modern scholars, as the Tangut script was deciphered only partially through the 20th century, and many characters like this one are still unassociated with known words or pronunciations. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures digital preservation and scholarly access to this fragment of a lost civilization’s written heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+1802C
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 𘀬
HTML Hex Encoding 𘀬
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x98 0x80 0xAC
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD820 0xDC2C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001802C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud820\udc2c

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 767.11
kTGT_MergedSrc L2008-3876