U+18D09 "𘴉" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+18D09 "𘴉" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific encoded glyph representing a word or morpheme from the extinct Tangut language, which was used in the Tangut Empire of northwestern China from the 11th to the 16th centuries. This character is part of the Tangut Ideographs block, a vast collection of over 6,000 distinct logograms that make up the unique and complex Tangut script, which was invented by the Tangut ruler Yeli Renrong in 1036 to promote state identity and administer the empire. The exact meaning and reading of U+18D09, like many Tangut characters, often require specialized knowledge of the script's orthography and reconstruction of the Tangut phonetic system. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that scholars and digital humanities projects can preserve, analyze, and reproduce this rare script in modern computing environments.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𘴉 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𘴉 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x98 0xB4 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD823 0xDD09 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00018D09 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud823\udd09 |
Unicode Properties