U+18688 "𘚈" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+18688 "𘚈" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific character from the Tangut script, a historical writing system used for the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227 CE). This ideograph is part of the Tangut block within Unicode, which encodes thousands of complex logograms that were deciphered from surviving manuscripts and inscriptions. The character "𘚈" represents a distinct lexical or phonetic element of Tangut, though its exact meaning or pronunciation may not be fully documented outside specialized linguistic research, as the script remains only partially understood. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars and digital projects can preserve, study, and render this ancient writing system in modern computing environments.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𘚈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𘚈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x98 0x9A 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD821 0xDE88 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00018688 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud821\ude88 |
Unicode Properties