U+10030 "𐀰" Linear B Syllable B012 So Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+10030 "𐀰" Linear B Syllable B012 So is a written symbol from the ancient Linear B script used in Mycenaean Greece, primarily for administrative records on clay tablets dating from around 1450 to 1200 BCE. This specific character represents the syllabic value "so" and is part of the set of over 80 syllabic signs in Linear B that were deciphered by Michael Ventris in the 1950s, revealing an early form of Greek. As a member of the Unicode Linear B Syllabary block, this character serves as a digital representation of a phonetic syllable once employed in palace economies to record inventories, personnel, and offerings. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars and enthusiasts can accurately encode and display this ancient script in modern digital contexts, preserving a crucial link to the linguistic and cultural history of the Bronze Age Aegean.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐀰 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐀰 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0x80 0xB0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD800 0xDC30 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00010030 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud800\udc30 |
Unicode Properties