U+18464 "𘑤" Tangut Ideograph-# Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+18464 "𘑤" 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 in medieval China. This particular ideograph, part of the Tangut block in Unicode, represents a unique character whose precise meaning and pronunciation have been reconstructed by scholars based on surviving manuscripts, such as the Tangut translation of Buddhist texts. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard allows for the digital preservation and study of this ancient script, which was deciphered in the 20th century through the analysis of bilingual inscriptions and dictionaries.
General Properties
Code Point
U+18464
Name
Tangut Ideograph-#
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
𘑤
HTML Hex Encoding
𘑤
UTF-8 Encoding
0xF0 0x98 0x91 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding
0xD821 0xDC64
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00018464
C/C++/Java Escape
\ud821\udc64
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Tangut
kTGT_RSUnicode
442.13
kTGT_MergedSrc
L2008-0370