U+18578 "𘕸" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𘕸

U+18578 "𘕸" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific graphical symbol from the Tangut script, a logographic writing system used to document the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (11th-13th centuries). This ideograph is part of the Tangut Supplement block in Unicode, which contains over 7000 characters that were deciphered primarily from manuscripts and inscriptions. The character represents one of the thousands of unique Tangut logograms, each corresponding to a syllable or meaning in the Tangut language, and it is used in scholarly work for digital encoding, linguistic analysis, and preservation of historical texts. Its inclusion in Unicode helps ensure that researchers can accurately represent and study this ancient script across modern digital platforms.

General Properties

Code Point U+18578
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 𘕸
HTML Hex Encoding 𘕸
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x98 0x95 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD821 0xDD78
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00018578
C/C++/Java Escape \ud821\udd78

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 528.9
kTGT_MergedSrc L2008-5423