U+10048 "𐁈" Linear B Syllable B076 Ra2 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐁈
U+10048 "𐁈" Linear B Syllable B076 Ra2 is a character from the Linear B script, an ancient writing system used by the Mycenaean Greeks from roughly 1450 to 1200 BCE for recording administrative and economic information on clay tablets. It represents a syllabic sign with the phonetic value "ra2" and is part of the Linear B Syllabary block within the Unicode standard, specifically encoded for digital representation of this historical script. Its inclusion allows scholars and enthusiasts to accurately transcribe and study Mycenaean texts in modern digital environments, preserving a link to one of the earliest known forms of Greek writing.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+10048 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Linear B Syllable B076 Ra2 |
| Block | Linear B Syllabary |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐁈 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐁈 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0x81 0x88 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD800 0xDC48 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00010048 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud800\udc48 |