U+18085 "𘂅" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+18085 "𘂅" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific glyph from the Tangut script, a historically significant writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language during the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227). This particular ideograph is part of a large set of nearly 6,000 characters encoded in the Unicode Standard to support digital preservation and study of Tangut texts, which were deciphered primarily from manuscripts discovered in the early 20th century. The symbol "#" in its name indicates that the character's exact semantic meaning or phonetic value is not definitively known or indexed in standard lexicographical references, though ongoing research by linguists continues to contextualize its use within surviving Buddhist sutras, legal documents, and other inscriptions from the era. By including this ideograph, Unicode enables scholars to accurately represent and exchange Tangut writings in modern digital formats.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𘂅 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𘂅 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x98 0x82 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD820 0xDC85 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00018085 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud820\udc85 |
Unicode Properties