U+1003A "𐀺" Linear B Syllable B042 Wo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐀺
U+1003A "𐀺" Linear B Syllable B042 Wo is a glyph from the Linear B script, an ancient writing system used primarily for recording Mycenaean Greek on clay tablets between roughly 1450 and 1200 BCE. This specific character represents the syllable "wo" and was employed in administrative and economic texts found in archaeological sites such as Knossos and Pylos. As part of the Linear B syllabary, it contributed to one of the earliest deciphered forms of Greek, offering valuable insight into the language, trade, and society of the Mycenaean civilization.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1003A |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Linear B Syllable B042 Wo |
| Block | Linear B Syllabary |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐀺 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐀺 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0x80 0xBA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD800 0xDC3A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001003A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud800\udc3a |