U+1718E "𗆎" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+1718E "𗆎" Tangut Ideograph-# is a grapheme from the Tangut script, an extinct logographic writing system used to record the Tangut language during the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227). This specific ideograph corresponds to a single character in the vast Tangut repertoire, which was deciphered in part through bilingual texts like the Pearl in the Palm Chinese Tangut glossary. Each Tangut character, including U+1718E, represents a syllable or morpheme, and the script is notable for its complex strokes and numerous glyphs, numbering over six thousand, making it one of the most intricate writing systems ever devised. The inclusion of this character in Unicode supports digital preservation and scholarly research on this historically significant but now dead language.