U+188A8 "𘢨" Tangut Component-169 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𘢨
U+188A8 "𘢨" Tangut Component-169 is a graphic element used in the Tangut script, an extinct logographic writing system employed to record the Tangut language spoken by the Tangut people during the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227). This specific component, designated number 169 within the Tangut Components block of the Unicode standard, represents a fundamental stroke or subcharacter piece that combines with other components to form complex Tangut characters. Its inclusion in Unicode helps scholars and digital typographers preserve, research, and digitally represent the intricate Tangut script for historical and linguistic study.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+188A8 |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Tangut Component-169 |
| Block | Tangut Components |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𘢨 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𘢨 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x98 0xA2 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD822 0xDCA8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000188A8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud822\udca8 |