U+10044 "𐁄" Linear B Syllable B090 Dwo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐁄
U+10044 "𐁄" Linear B Syllable B090 Dwo is a specific syllabic sign from the Linear B script, an ancient writing system used primarily for recording Mycenaean Greek on clay tablets dating from around 1450 to 1200 BCE. This character represents the syllable "dwo," which is a numerical or phonetic value in the script's syllabary. Linear B was deciphered in the 1950s by Michael Ventris and John Chadwick, revealing administrative records from palaces like Knossos and Pylos. The "𐁄" sign appears in these texts as part of words or numerical notations, contributing to our understanding of Mycenaean language and economy. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars and digital archives can accurately represent and study this ancient evidence.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+10044 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Linear B Syllable B090 Dwo |
| Block | Linear B Syllabary |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐁄 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐁄 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0x81 0x84 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD800 0xDC44 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00010044 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud800\udc44 |