U+18AB4 "𘪴" Tangut Component-693 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𘪴
U+18AB4 "𘪴" Tangut Component-693 is a foundational graphemic element from the Tangut script, a logographic writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Xixia Empire from the 11th to 16th centuries. This specific component, cataloged as number 693 in the official Unicode Tangut Components block, represents a recurring subpattern or radical that combines with other elements to form complex Tangut characters, which were created from a sophisticated set of strokes and visual motifs. Its inclusion in Unicode allows for the digital encoding, storage, and rendering of Tangut text fragments, aiding scholarly research into the empire's history, Buddhist texts, and the intricate structure of this unique script.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+18AB4 |
| Version Added | 9.0 |
| Name | Tangut Component-693 |
| Block | Tangut Components |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𘪴 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𘪴 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x98 0xAA 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD822 0xDEB4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00018AB4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud822\udeb4 |