U+18644 "𘙄" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+18644 "𘙄" Tangut Ideograph-# is a single logographic symbol from the Tangut script, a complex writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227 CE) in what is now northwestern China. This character, assigned to a block dedicated to Tangut ideographs in Unicode, represents one of thousands of distinct glyphs that were historically carved into manuscripts, stele, and documents, and its specific meaning and pronunciation have been reconstructed by modern linguists through painstaking analysis of historical sources. Because Tangut script remains only partially deciphered, characters like U+18644 are crucial for ongoing scholarly efforts to understand the language, literature, and bureaucratic records of the lost Tangut civilization, and its inclusion in Unicode enables digital preservation, cross-platform text rendering, and further research on this unique writing system.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𘙄 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𘙄 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x98 0x99 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD821 0xDE44 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00018644 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud821\ude44 |
Unicode Properties