U+18748 "𘝈" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+18748 "𘝈" Tangut Ideograph-# is a component of the Tangut script, a historical writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty in northwestern China roughly between the 11th and 16th centuries. This specific ideograph represents one of thousands of complex logograms that were developed under imperial decree to transcribe the Tibeto-Burman language, with each character typically encoding a monosyllabic word. The character resides in the Tangut Supplement block, a region of Unicode dedicated to preserving and digitally encoding these ancient symbols for linguistic research and cultural heritage. While its exact semantic meaning and phonetic value require specialized paleographic analysis, its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures that scholars and digital humanities projects can access, study, and represent this once-lost script alongside modern text.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𘝈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𘝈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x98 0x9D 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD821 0xDF48 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00018748 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud821\udf48 |
Unicode Properties