U+1008D "𐂍" Linear B Ideogram B109M Bull Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐂍
U+1008D "𐂍" Linear B Ideogram B109M Bull is a historical script symbol from the Linear B syllabary, used by the Mycenaean Greek civilization around 1400 to 1200 BCE. This ideogram represents a bull, typically appearing in administrative clay tablet records to denote livestock, often for economic or sacrificial purposes. Its inclusion in Unicode preserves this ancient writing system, allowing scholars and digital archivists to accurately transcribe and study the economic and religious practices of Mycenaean society.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1008D |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Linear B Ideogram B109M Bull |
| Block | Linear B Ideograms |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐂍 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐂍 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0x82 0x8D |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD800 0xDC8D |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001008D |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud800\udc8d |