U+18486 "𘒆" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+18486 "𘒆" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific glyph from the Tangut script, an ancient writing system used for the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (11th–13th centuries). This character belongs to the Tangut Ideographs block in the Supplementary Multilingual Plane, and its numeric designation indicates it is part of a large, logographic repertoire that was deciphered from the Tangut dictionary "The Sea of Characters." As an ideograph, it represents a single morpheme or word, though its exact meaning and pronunciation are determined by its context within historical texts, which primarily include Buddhist scriptures and official documents. The inclusion of this character in Unicode enables its digital preservation and scholarly study, ensuring that this fragment of a lost civilization’s written culture remains accessible for linguistics and history research.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𘒆 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𘒆 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x98 0x92 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD821 0xDC86 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00018486 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud821\udc86 |
Unicode Properties