U+18053 "𘁓" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𘁓
U+18053 "𘁓" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific graphical character within the Tangut script, an ancient writing system used for the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227). This character, cataloged in the Unicode Standard under the Tangut block, represents a single logographic symbol whose precise meaning and pronunciation have been partially deciphered by scholars through analysis of historical texts and dictionaries. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital representation and study of this rare script, preserving a vital piece of cultural heritage from medieval East Asia.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+18053 |
| 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 | 𘁓 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𘁓 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x98 0x81 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD820 0xDC53 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00018053 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud820\udc53 |
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 | 284.14 |
| kTGT_MergedSrc | L2008-4965 |