U+18540 "𘕀" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+18540 "𘕀" Tangut Ideograph-# is one of the thousands of ideographs used to write the extinct Tangut language, which was the official language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227) in what is now northwestern China. This character is part of the Tangut block in Unicode, a collection of over 6,000 ideographs that were deciphered primarily from manuscripts and inscriptions, though the exact meaning and pronunciation of many individual characters remain uncertain or incomplete. The Tangut script is uniquely complex, with over 6,000 known characters, and each ideograph represents a syllable with a specific meaning, making "𘕀" a crucial but often obscure piece of this historical and linguistic puzzle. Efforts to decode Tangut continue through comparative studies with Chinese, Tibetan, and other sources, providing insights into the culture and governance of the Western Xia.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𘕀 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𘕀 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x98 0x95 0x80 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD821 0xDD40 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00018540 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud821\udd40 |
Unicode Properties