U+18851 "𘡑" Tangut Component-082 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𘡑
U+18851 "𘡑" Tangut Component-082 is a fundamental graphical building block used in the digital representation of the Tangut script, a complex historical writing system used for the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (11th–14th centuries). Unlike a complete Tangut ideograph, this component functions as a structural subelement, which in its written form typically appears as an angled or bent stroke that combines with other such components to create full characters. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard under the Tangut Components block allows for the systematic encoding and digital reconstruction of the script's intricate logograms, supporting modern philological research and preservation of this unique cultural heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+18851 |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Tangut Component-082 |
| Block | Tangut Components |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𘡑 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𘡑 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x98 0xA1 0x91 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD822 0xDC51 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00018851 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud822\udc51 |