U+17CB8 "𗲸" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+17CB8 "𗲸" Tangut Ideograph-# is a glyph from the Tangut script, an ancient writing system used between the 11th and 16th centuries to record the now extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty. This character represents a specific logogram, or word, originally carved into documents, manuscripts, and stelae, though its precise meaning and phonetic value are often subjects of ongoing scholarly research due to the script's complexity and the limited corpus of deciphered texts. As part of the Tangut Ideographs block in Unicode, its inclusion aids in digital preservation and study of this unique historical writing system, allowing modern researchers to analyze and reconstruct the language's vocabulary and syntax.
General Properties
Code Point
U+17CB8
Name
Tangut Ideograph-#
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𗲸
HTML Hex Encoding
𗲸
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x97 0xB2 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD81F 0xDCB8
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00017CB8
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud81f\udcb8
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Tangut
kTGT_RSUnicode
185.18
kTGT_MergedSrc
L2008-0952