U+1004C "𐁌" Linear B Syllable B087 Twe Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐁌

U+1004C "𐁌" Linear B Syllable B087 Twe is a sign from the Linear B script, an ancient writing system used primarily for administrative records in Mycenaean Greek from the 15th to 13th centuries BCE. This particular syllabic symbol, transcribed as "twe," represents a phonetic value used in the syllabary, which was deciphered by Michael Ventris in the 1950s. The character is part of the Linear B Syllabary block within Unicode, allowing for digital representation and study of this early European writing system.

General Properties

Code Point U+1004C
Version Added 4.0
Name Linear B Syllable B087 Twe
Block Linear B Syllabary
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐁌
HTML Hex Encoding 𐁌
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x81 0x8C
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD800 0xDC4C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001004C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud800\udc4c

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