U+188A1 "𘢡" Tangut Component-162 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𘢡
U+188A1 "𘢡" Tangut Component-162 is a graphical element from the Tangut script, an ancient writing system used for the extinct Tangut language of the Xixia Empire. This component represents a specific stroke or sub-pattern that combines with other components to form more complex Tangut ideographs, each carrying its own phonetic or semantic meaning. As part of the Tangut Components block in Unicode, it serves as a building block for scholars reconstructing and analyzing the script’s intricate logographic structure. Though not a standalone character in historical texts, its inclusion in the standard facilitates digital encoding and study of the Tangut writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+188A1 |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Tangut Component-162 |
| Block | Tangut Components |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𘢡 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𘢡 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x98 0xA2 0xA1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD822 0xDCA1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000188A1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud822\udca1 |