U+183BC "𘎼" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+183BC "𘎼" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific glyph from the ancient Tangut script, which was used to write the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227) in present-day northwestern China. This character, whose precise meaning and pronunciation may be known only to specialist epigraphers and linguists, represents a single logographic unit in a complex writing system that comprised thousands of distinct ideographs. It was encoded in Unicode as part of the Tangut block to facilitate digital preservation and scholarly study of historical texts, such as the Tangut Buddhist canon and administrative records. The ideograph's appearance, with its intricate strokes and balanced structure, reflects the sophisticated calligraphic tradition of the Tangut civilization.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𘎼 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𘎼 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x98 0x8E 0xBC |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD820 0xDFBC |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000183BC |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud820\udfbc |
Unicode Properties