U+18224 "𘈤" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+18224 "𘈤" 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 (11th–13th centuries). This ideograph represents a single, typically monosyllabic word or morpheme, with its structure comprised of complex, block-like strokes that distinguish it from other scripts in the Unicode standard. Its precise meaning is known only through scholarly reconstruction of Tangut dictionaries and texts, as the language is no longer spoken and the script was largely undeciphered until the 20th century. This character is part of the Tangut supplement block in Unicode, which aims to digitally preserve this historical writing system for research, linguistic analysis, and cultural heritage.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𘈤 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𘈤 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x98 0x88 0xA4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD820 0xDE24 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00018224 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud820\ude24 |
Unicode Properties