U+188D5 "𘣕" Tangut Component-214 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𘣕
U+188D5 "𘣕" Tangut Component-214 is a graphic element from the Tangut script, a logographic writing system used for the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227). This specific component is one of 256 standardized Tangut radicals compiled in the Unicode Standard, which are the building blocks for over 6,000 recorded Tangut characters. U+188D5 represents a complex horizontal stroke pattern, likely used as a base or structural element in composing larger Tangut logographs. Its inclusion in Unicode enables digital preservation, scholarly research, and accurate representation of this historical script, which was deciphered in the 20th century from excavated manuscripts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+188D5 |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Tangut Component-214 |
| Block | Tangut Components |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𘣕 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𘣕 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x98 0xA3 0x95 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD822 0xDCD5 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000188D5 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud822\udcd5 |