U+18823 "𘠣" Tangut Component-036 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𘠣
U+18823 "𘠣" Tangut Component-036 is a constituent element of the Tangut script, which was used to write the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty in ancient China. This specific component serves as a foundational graphical building block for forming more complex Tangut logographic characters, each of which typically represents a single syllable or word. As part of the Tangut Components block in Unicode, it helps enable the digital encoding and accurate representation of this unique historical writing system, which was deciphered in the 20th century and consists of over six thousand distinct characters.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+18823 |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Tangut Component-036 |
| Block | Tangut Components |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𘠣 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𘠣 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x98 0xA0 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD822 0xDC23 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00018823 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud822\udc23 |