U+18798 "𘞘" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+18798 "𘞘" Tangut Ideograph-# is a single character from the Tangut script, an ancient writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227). This specific ideograph, like all Tangut characters, is composed of intricate strokes and was originally used in administrative, religious, and literary texts. Its precise meaning remains partially understood due to limited historical records, but it represents a unique aspect of the Tangut civilization's efforts to develop a distinct written language, which included thousands of logograms. The character is part of the Unicode Standard's Tangut block, added to support digital preservation and study of this historical script.

General Properties

Code Point	U+18798
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	𘞘
HTML Hex Encoding	𘞘
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x98 0x9E 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD821 0xDF98
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00018798
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud821\udf98

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	711.16
kTGT_MergedSrc	L2008-1577