U+18553 "𘕓" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+18553 "𘕓" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific character from the Tangut script, a logographic writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty in medieval China. This character belongs to the Tangut block of the Unicode Standard, which encodes thousands of ideographs that were deciphered from historical manuscripts and inscriptions. Its exact meaning and pronunciation are not fully known, as Tangut is only partially understood by modern scholars, but each ideograph typically represents a word or morpheme, contributing to the complex system of over 6,000 characters that document the language’s unique grammar and vocabulary. The inclusion of U+18553 in Unicode allows for digital preservation and study of this ancient writing system.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𘕓 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𘕓 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x98 0x95 0x93 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD821 0xDD53 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00018553 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud821\udd53 |
Unicode Properties