U+18917 "𘤗" Tangut Component-280 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+18917 "𘤗" Tangut Component-280 is a specific graphical element used in the composition of Tangut script characters, which were employed for writing the now-extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227). This component is part of the Tangut Components block within Unicode, a collection of 512 building-block shapes that scholars use to analyze and describe the internal structure of complex Tangut logograms. These components are not independent characters but serve as abstract structural units, helping linguists and typographers understand how thousands of intricate Tangut characters are formed from a set of recurring visual parts. As Component-280, this particular element represents one such fundamental stroke or shape that contributes to the visual and phonetic construction of actual Tangut glyphs in the script's historical manuscripts.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𘤗 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𘤗 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x98 0xA4 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD822 0xDD17 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00018917 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud822\udd17 |
Unicode Properties