U+185E8 "𘗨" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+185E8 "𘗨" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific glyph from the Tangut script, a complex logographic writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (11th–14th centuries). This character, whose precise meaning and pronunciation are often identified through scholarly reconstruction of Tangut dictionaries and texts, belongs to a vast set of over 6,000 known Tangut ideographs that were deciphered in the 20th century largely through the work of Russian and Chinese linguists. As a component of this ancient script, U+185E8 represents a single morpheme or word in the Tangut language, typically defined by a unique combination of semantic and phonetic elements, and it is used in historical manuscripts and inscribed artifacts that document the culture, governance, and religion of the Western Xia empire.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𘗨 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𘗨 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x98 0x97 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD821 0xDDE8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000185E8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud821\udde8 |
Unicode Properties