U+188CB "𘣋" Tangut Component-204 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𘣋
U+188CB "𘣋" Tangut Component-204 is a designated component within the Tangut script block, used in the reconstruction and digital encoding of the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty. This specific component serves as a graphical building block for composing more complex Tangut characters, which were logographic in nature and modelled after Chinese characters but with unique structural rules. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that scholars and digital text platforms can accurately represent and study the orthographic elements of this historically significant script, aiding in the preservation and analysis of texts that were largely lost after the fall of the Western Xia in the 13th century.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+188CB |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Tangut Component-204 |
| Block | Tangut Components |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𘣋 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𘣋 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x98 0xA3 0x8B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD822 0xDCCB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000188CB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud822\udccb |