U+18DC4 "𘷄" Tangut Component-837 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𘷄

U+18DC4 "𘷄" Tangut Component-837 is a graphic element from the Tangut script, a historical writing system used for the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty in what is now northwestern China. This character, part of the Tangut Components block in the Unicode Standard, specifically represents a structural subpart or radical used to compose more complex Tangut logographic characters. The Tangut script, which was deciphered in the early 20th century, contains thousands of characters, and its components like U+18DC4 serve as fundamental building blocks that help scholars analyze and understand the script's intricate morphology. As a coded entity, this component ensures that the visual representation and textual analysis of Tangut writing can be preserved and processed in modern digital environments.

General Properties

Code Point U+18DC4
Version Added 17.0
Name Tangut Component-837
Block Tangut Components Supplement
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𘷄
HTML Hex Encoding 𘷄
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x98 0xB7 0x84
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD823 0xDDC4
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00018DC4
C/C++/Java Escape \ud823\uddc4

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