U+185B8 "𘖸" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𘖸

U+185B8 "𘖸" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific logogram from the Tangut script, a writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia Empire (1038–1227 CE) in present-day northwestern China. This character, like all Tangut ideographs, represents a single syllable and carries a distinct meaning, though the exact semantic value of U+185B8 is not widely publicized outside specialized linguistic databases. The Tangut script, known for its complex and highly regular structure with over 6,000 known characters, was deciphered in the early 20th century, and this particular ideograph is part of the Unicode Standard's block for Tangut characters, encoding historical texts and enabling digital preservation of this ancient language.

General Properties

Code Point U+185B8
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 𘖸
HTML Hex Encoding 𘖸
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x98 0x96 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD821 0xDDB8
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000185B8
C/C++/Java Escape \ud821\uddb8

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 542.17
kTGT_MergedSrc L2008-4996