U+18D91 "𘶑" Tangut Component-786 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𘶑

U+18D91 "𘶑" Tangut Component-786 is a graphic element derived from the Tangut script, an ancient writing system used for the extinct Tangut language of the Tangut Empire in medieval China. This specific component, designated as number 786 in the collection of Tangut radicals, represents a structural stroke or sub character used in the composition of more complex Tangut logograms. It functions primarily as a building block within the Unicode standard’s Tangut Component block, which was encoded to facilitate the digital representation, study, and reconstruction of the script. The component itself carries no standalone phonetic or semantic meaning but is crucial for correctly ordering, indexing, and analyzing the thousands of distinct Tangut characters, many of which are syllabic in nature. Its inclusion in Unicode allows scholars and software to accurately process and display Tangut text, preserving a vital link to the historical language’s intricate writing system.

General Properties

Code Point U+18D91
Version Added 17.0
Name Tangut Component-786
Block Tangut Components Supplement
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𘶑
HTML Hex Encoding 𘶑
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x98 0xB6 0x91
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD823 0xDD91
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00018D91
C/C++/Java Escape \ud823\udd91

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