U+18A2C "𘨬" Tangut Component-557 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𘨬
U+18A2C "𘨬" Tangut Component-557 is a graphic element used in the reconstruction and study of the Tangut script, a historical writing system from the Tangut Empire of the 11th to 13th centuries. This specific component, part of a larger set of over 600 such radicals, was identified through scholarly analysis of Tangut texts to represent a complex character element that is not a standalone letter but a building block for forming full Tangut logographs. Its inclusion in Unicode supports the digital preservation and computational research of this extinct language, allowing scholars to encode, display, and discuss these intricate components in a standardized way.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+18A2C |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Tangut Component-557 |
| Block | Tangut Components |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𘨬 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𘨬 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x98 0xA8 0xAC |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD822 0xDE2C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00018A2C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud822\ude2c |