U+18657 "𘙗" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+18657 "𘙗" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific logogram belonging to the Tangut script, an extinct writing system used during the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227) to record the Tangut language. This character occupies a high code point in the Unicode Tangut block, which was added to the standard in 2016 to preserve and digitally encode historical scripts. As an ideograph, it carries a unique meaning within the Tangut lexicon, though its precise semantic value is often identified through scholarly reconstruction and ancient dictionaries, such as the "Homophones" and "Sea of Characters." Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates academic research, digital archiving, and the preservation of this lost civilization’s literary and administrative records.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𘙗 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𘙗 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x98 0x99 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD821 0xDE57 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00018657 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud821\ude57 |
Unicode Properties