U+18866 "𘡦" Tangut Component-103 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𘡦

U+18866 "𘡦" Tangut Component-103 is a graphical element used in the construction of Tangut script characters, which were historically employed in the Tangut Empire of northwestern China during the 11th to 16th centuries. This component, like others in the Tangut Components block, serves as a building block for the more complex logograms of the Tangut writing system, which was primarily used for religious and administrative texts. The specific form of Component-103, a curved or hook-like stroke, contributes to the unique visual structure of Tangut characters, playing a role in distinguishing meanings and pronunciations within the script. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent this ancient writing system for modern study and documentation.

General Properties

Code Point U+18866
Version Added 9.0
Name Tangut Component-103
Block Tangut Components
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𘡦
HTML Hex Encoding 𘡦
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x98 0xA1 0xA6
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD822 0xDC66
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00018866
C/C++/Java Escape \ud822\udc66

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