U+188B8 "𘢸" Tangut Component-185 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𘢸
U+188B8 "𘢸" Tangut Component-185 is part of the Tangut Components block, which was added to the Unicode Standard to support the reconstruction and encoding of the Tangut script, a historical writing system used for the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty. This specific component represents a graphical element that appears as a building block in the composition of more complex Tangut characters, which can number in the thousands. As a component rather than a full character, U+188B8 is not used in isolation but serves as a curated reference piece for scholars studying the script's structure, aiding in the digital preservation and analysis of the Tangut writing system.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+188B8 |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Tangut Component-185 |
| Block | Tangut Components |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𘢸 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𘢸 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x98 0xA2 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD822 0xDCB8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000188B8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud822\udcb8 |