U+17B86 "𗮆" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+17B86 "𗮆" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific glyph from the Tangut script, a logographic writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty in medieval China. This character was encoded in Unicode version 9.0 (2016) as part of the Tangut block, which comprises over 6,000 ideographs, and represents a distinct lexical or phonetic unit in the reconstructed Tangut language, though its precise meaning remains uncertain because the script is only partially deciphered by scholars. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and enables modern research into Tangut texts, such as those found in manuscripts and Buddhist translations from the 11th to 13th centuries.