U+10001 "𐀁" Linear B Syllable B038 E Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐀁
U+10001 "𐀁" Linear B Syllable B038 E is a sign from the Linear B script, which was used in Mycenaean Greece between approximately 1400 and 1200 BCE for recording early Greek language on clay tablets. This particular syllable represents the phoneme "e" and is classified within the syllabary as B038 by scholars, making it a fundamental element for reading administrative and economic texts from Bronze Age palaces like Knossos and Pylos. The character's inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures its digital representation for research, education, and preservation of ancient scripts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+10001 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Linear B Syllable B038 E |
| Block | Linear B Syllabary |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐀁 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐀁 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0x80 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD800 0xDC01 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00010001 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud800\udc01 |