Tangut script
script used for writing the extinct Tangut language
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Tangut script
Summary
Tangut script is a constructed writing system[1]. It draws 3,409 Wikipedia views per month (constructed_writing_system category, ranking #7 of 27).[2]
Key Facts
- Tangut script is the creator of Yeli Renrong[3].
- Tangut script was influenced by Chinese characters[4].
- Tangut script's instance of is recorded as constructed writing system[5].
- Tangut script's instance of is recorded as logographic writing system[6].
- Tangut script's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[7].
- Tangut script's based on is recorded as Chinese characters[8].
- Tangut script is used for Tangut[9].
- Tangut script's Commons category is recorded as Tangut script[10].
- Tangut script's language of work or name is recorded as Tangut[11].
- Tangut script's country of origin is recorded as Western Xia[12].
- 1036 marks the founding of Tangut script[13].
- Tangut script began on 1036[14].
- Tangut script ended on 1502[15].
- Tangut script's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tangut script[16].
- Tangut script's script directionality is recorded as vertical right-to-left[17].
- Tangut script's script directionality is recorded as left-to-right[18].
- Tangut script's native label is recorded as 𗼇𗟲[19].
- Tangut script's different from is recorded as Chinese characters[20].
- Tangut script's name is recorded as Tangut[21].
- Tangut script's name is recorded as tangoute[22].
- Tangut script's name is recorded as 𗼇𗟲[23].
- Tangut script's studied by is recorded as Tangutology[24].
- Tangut script's Unicode range is recorded as U+17000-187FF[25].
- Tangut script's Unicode range is recorded as U+18800-18AFF[26].
- Tangut script's Unicode range is recorded as U+18D00-18D20[27].
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Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include constructed writing system[5], logographic writing system[6], and unicase alphabet[7].
History and Context
1036 marks the founding of Tangut script[13].
Why It Matters
Tangut script draws 3,409 Wikipedia views per month (constructed_writing_system category, ranking #7 of 27).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]