U+18836 "𘠶" Tangut Component-055 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𘠶
U+18836 "𘠶" Tangut Component-055 is a foundational graphical unit used in the construction of Tangut logographs, which were employed to write the extinct Tangut language of the Xixia Empire (1038–1227). This component, cataloged in the Unicode Tangut Components block, represents a specific recurring stroke pattern or radical shape that, when combined with other components, forms the complex characters of the Tangut script. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for the digital encoding and scholarly study of over 6,000 known Tangut characters, preserving a vital element of the script’s structural system for historians and linguists.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+18836 |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Tangut Component-055 |
| Block | Tangut Components |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𘠶 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𘠶 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x98 0xA0 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD822 0xDC36 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00018836 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud822\udc36 |