U+185F1 "𘗱" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+185F1 "𘗱" Tangut Ideograph-# is a rare and historically significant character representing an ideograph from the extinct Tangut script, which was used in the Tangut Empire (also known as Xi Xia) in northwestern China from the 11th to 16th centuries. This specific character likely encodes a word related to the Tangut language, which belongs to the Tibeto-Burman family and was deciphered with great effort from manuscripts and inscriptions. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard under the Tangut block allows for digital preservation and study of the script, enabling scholars to transcribe and analyze texts that were primarily used for Buddhist scriptures and administrative records, though the exact meaning and pronunciation of many characters, including this one, may remain uncertain due to gaps in historical knowledge.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𘗱 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𘗱 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x98 0x97 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD821 0xDDF1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000185F1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud821\uddf1 |
Unicode Properties