U+189AF "𘦯" Tangut Component-432 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𘦯

U+189AF "𘦯" Tangut Component-432 is one of hundreds of structural components used to build the complex logographic characters of the Tangut script, an extinct writing system used for the Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227). This particular component, cataloged in the Tangut Supplement block of Unicode, represents a specific recurring graphical element that appears in combination with other components to form complete Tangut characters, which number in the thousands and were designed by imperial decree under Emperor Li Yuanhao. As a component, it does not carry independent meaning but serves as a fundamental building block in the script's composition, helping scholars and digital font designers reconstruct and display the historically significant but poorly understood Tangut writing system accurately.

General Properties

Code Point U+189AF
Version Added 9.0
Name Tangut Component-432
Block Tangut Components
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𘦯
HTML Hex Encoding 𘦯
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x98 0xA6 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD822 0xDDAF
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000189AF
C/C++/Java Escape \ud822\uddaf

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Ideographic
East Asian Width Wide
Script Tangut
Script Extensions Tangut
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Upright
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Other
Sentence Break OLetter
Ideographic Yes