U+188C8 "𘣈" Tangut Component-201 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𘣈
U+188C8 "𘣈" Tangut Component-201 is a graphical element used in the encoding of the Tangut script, a historical writing system from the Tangut Empire in medieval China. This specific component serves as a building block for composing more complex Tangut characters, which were logographic in nature and often combined multiple components to convey meaning or pronunciation. As part of the Tangut Components block in Unicode, U+188C8 represents a standardized fragment preserved for digital text processing, enabling scholars and linguists to study and represent the extinct Tangut language more accurately. Its inclusion ensures that this ancient script can be properly displayed and analyzed in modern computing environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+188C8 |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Tangut Component-201 |
| Block | Tangut Components |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𘣈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𘣈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x98 0xA3 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD822 0xDCC8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000188C8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud822\udcc8 |