U+18737 "𘜷" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+18737 "𘜷" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific glyph from the ancient Tangut script, which was used to write the Tangut language during the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227) in present-day northwestern China. This ideograph represents a single character from a complex logographic writing system that was deciphered by scholars in the 20th century, though its exact meaning and phonetic value are often studied within the context of the Tangut literature and dictionary, the "Sea of Characters." The character's inclusion in Unicode allows for its digital representation and preservation, aiding research into this extinct language and culture.

General Properties

Code Point	U+18737
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	𘜷
HTML Hex Encoding	𘜷
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x98 0x9C 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD821 0xDF37
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00018737
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud821\udf37

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	674.16
kTGT_MergedSrc	L2008-4445