U+18205 "𘈅" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+18205 "𘈅" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific character from the Tangut script, an ancient logographic writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227) in present-day northwestern China. This particular ideograph belongs to a large, encoded collection of over 6,000 Tangut characters in the Unicode Standard, which were added to enable digital representation and study of historical texts written in this script. The character's precise meaning, like many Tangut ideographs, is determined by its context within religious, legal, or administrative manuscripts, often relating to concepts of governance, Buddhism, or daily life in the Tangut Empire. Its inclusion in Unicode supports scholarly preservation and analysis of this unique and complex writing system.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𘈅 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𘈅 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x98 0x88 0x85 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD820 0xDE05 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00018205 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud820\ude05 |
Unicode Properties