U+18A08 "𘨈" Tangut Component-521 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𘨈
U+18A08 "𘨈" Tangut Component-521 is a graphical component from the Tangut script, which was historically used to write the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty. This specific component, numbered 521 in the Tangut Components block, represents a fundamental building block of individual Tangut characters, each of which typically combines multiple such elements to form a complete logographic glyph. As a component, U+18A08 is not a full character on its own but serves as a structural part in the complex system of over six thousand known Tangut ideographs. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital encoding and scholarly study of these ancient script fragments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+18A08 |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Tangut Component-521 |
| Block | Tangut Components |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𘨈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𘨈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x98 0xA8 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD822 0xDE08 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00018A08 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud822\ude08 |