U+18422 "𘐢" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𘐢

U+18422 "𘐢" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific glyph from the Tangut script, a logographic writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227 CE) in what is now northwestern China. This character is one of thousands of Tangut ideographs encoded in Unicode’s Tangut block, which was added in version 9.0 of the standard in 2016 to preserve and digitally represent this historically significant script. As of now, the exact meaning or phonetic value of this particular character may not be fully deciphered, as Tangut philology remains an active field of research, with many characters still awaiting definitive interpretation by scholars. Its inclusion in Unicode aids in the digitization and study of Tangut manuscripts, ensuring that this ancient writing system is accessible for academic and cultural purposes.

General Properties

Code Point U+18422
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 𘐢
HTML Hex Encoding 𘐢
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x98 0x90 0xA2
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD821 0xDC22
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00018422
C/C++/Java Escape \ud821\udc22

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 436.14
kTGT_MergedSrc L2008-5608