U+10028 "𐀨" Linear B Syllable B060 Ra Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

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U+10028 "𐀨" Linear B Syllable B060 Ra is a specific syllabogram from the Linear B script, an ancient writing system used primarily for administrative records in Mycenaean Greek civilization during the Late Bronze Age, roughly between 1450 and 1200 BCE. This character represents the syllable "ra" and belongs to the Linear B syllabary, which consists of about 87 syllabic signs alongside numerous logograms. Deciphered by Michael Ventris in the 1950s, Linear B was found inscribed on clay tablets at sites like Knossos, Pylos, and Mycenae, and this particular sign appears in various economic and inventory lists, helping scholars understand the administrative and linguistic structures of the Mycenaean palaces. In Unicode, it is encoded in the Linear B Syllabary block, which preserves these ancient characters for modern digital use and scholarly study.

General Properties

Code Point U+10028
Version Added 4.0
Name Linear B Syllable B060 Ra
Block Linear B Syllabary
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐀨
HTML Hex Encoding 𐀨
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x80 0xA8
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD800 0xDC28
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010028
C/C++/Java Escape \ud800\udc28

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Line Break Alphabetic
Script Linear B
Script Extensions Linear B
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter