U+17CE8 "𗳨" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character

U+17CE8 "𗳨" Tangut Ideograph-# is a specific character from the Tangut script, a logographic writing system used to record the extinct Tangut language of the Western Xia dynasty (1038–1227). This ideograph is part of the Tangut block in Unicode, which was added to Standard 9.0 in 2016 to support digital preservation of historical texts. The character represents a single Tangut word or morpheme, though its exact meaning and pronunciation are subjects of ongoing philological research due to the limited number of surviving manuscripts. Its inclusion in Unicode facilitates scholarly study, digital archiving, and cross-platform representation of this ancient script.