U+18968 "𘥨" Tangut Component-361 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𘥨
U+18968 "𘥨" Tangut Component-361 is a graphical element used in the construction of Tangut script characters, which were employed to write the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty. As a component, it does not represent a complete word or sound on its own but serves as a standardized building block in the complex logographic Tangut writing system, where thousands of characters are formed by combining such components. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard allows for the digital representation and study of these historical characters, aiding scholars in reconstructing the language and preserving the cultural heritage of the Tangut civilization that flourished from the 11th to the 13th centuries.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+18968 |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Tangut Component-361 |
| Block | Tangut Components |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𘥨 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𘥨 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x98 0xA5 0xA8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD822 0xDD68 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00018968 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud822\udd68 |