U+1844E "𘑎" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+1844E "𘑎" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific logogram from the Tangut script, an ancient writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227). This character represents a distinct lexical or morphological element within that language, though its exact meaning and pronunciation remain subjects of scholarly research, as the script was deciphered primarily through bilingual inscriptions and dictionaries. Assigned to the Tangut Ideographs block of Unicode, its inclusion ensures digital preservation and study of this historical script, facilitating linguistic analysis and cultural heritage work.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1844E
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	𘑎
HTML Hex Encoding	𘑎
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x98 0x91 0x8E
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD821 0xDC4E
UTF-32 Encoding	0x0001844E
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud821\udc4e

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	436.17
kTGT_MergedSrc	L2008-6069