U+18742 "𘝂" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+18742 "𘝂" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific and as yet officially unglossed character from the extinct Tangut script, which was used to write the Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty in present day northwestern China from the 11th to the 16th centuries. This ideograph belongs to the Tangut Supplement block in Unicode, which includes over 5,000 logographic characters derived from historical dictionaries and manuscripts, though many lack a confirmed modern translation or phonetic reading. The character itself represents one of the thousands of intricate, brushstroke based signs that form the Tangut writing system, which is known for its complexity and its unique adaptation of Chinese calligraphic principles. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve this historically significant script, allowing scholars and digital archivists to study and reference it in modern text processing environments.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𘝂 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𘝂 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x98 0x9D 0x82 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD821 0xDF42 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00018742 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud821\udf42 |
Unicode Properties