Tangut Supplement Explained

Blockname:Tangut Supplement
Rangestart:18D00
Rangeend:18D7F
Script1:Tangut
13 0:9
Note:[1] [2]
16 unused code points were trimmed from the end of the block in Unicode 14.0.[3]

Tangut Supplement is a Unicode block containing characters from the Tangut script, which was used for writing the Tangut language spoken by the Tangut people in the Western Xia Empire, and in China during the Yuan dynasty and early Ming dynasty. This block is a supplement to the main Tangut block.

The Tangut Supplement block size was changed in Unicode version 14.0 to correct the erroneous block end point (version 13: → version 14.0:).[3]

Block

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Tangut Supplement block:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Unicode character database. The Unicode Standard. 2023-07-26.
  2. Web site: Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard. The Unicode Standard. 2023-07-26.
  3. Web site: Errate fixed in version 14.0.0. 2023-07-26.