U+18843 "𘡃" Tangut Component-068 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𘡃

U+18843 "𘡃" Tangut Component-068 is a component used in the writing system of the extinct Tangut language, which was spoken during the Western Xia dynasty in what is now northwestern China. This character belongs to the Tangut Components block of the Unicode standard, where it is cataloged as one of the fundamental graphic elements that combine to form more complex Tangut ideographs. The Tangut script, known for its intricate and visually dense characters, was deciphered gradually by scholars after its rediscovery, and components like U+18843 serve as building blocks for understanding the script's structure and etymology. Its inclusion in Unicode preserves this unique historical writing system for digital representation and academic study.

General Properties

Code Point U+18843
Version Added 9.0
Name Tangut Component-068
Block Tangut Components
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𘡃
HTML Hex Encoding 𘡃
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x98 0xA1 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD822 0xDC43
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00018843
C/C++/Java Escape \ud822\udc43

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