U+18706 "𘜆" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𘜆

U+18706 "𘜆" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific logogram from the Tangut script, a complex writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227). This character represents a unique ideograph, though its precise meaning is not universally standardized in modern digital systems, as the Tangut script comprises thousands of characters only partially deciphered by scholars. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard under the Tangut block (U+17000 to U+18AFF) enables digital preservation and rendering of this historical writing system, allowing researchers and linguists to study and share texts without relying on special fonts or encoding. The "-#" notation indicates that the character is an unassigned or placeholder ideograph within the Tangut repertoire, reflecting ongoing efforts to catalog and understand the full corpus of Tangut symbols.

General Properties

Code Point U+18706
Version Added 9.0
Name Tangut Ideograph-#
Block Tangut
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𘜆
HTML Hex Encoding 𘜆
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x98 0x9C 0x86
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD821 0xDF06
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00018706
C/C++/Java Escape \ud821\udf06

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Ideographic
East Asian Width Wide
Script Tangut
Script Extensions Tangut
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break OLetter
Ideographic Yes
kTGT_RSUnicode 653.20
kTGT_MergedSrc L2008-1395