U+1009D "𐂝" Linear B Ideogram B145 Wool Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1009D "𐂝" Linear B Ideogram B145 Wool is a script symbol from the Linear B syllabary used in ancient Mycenaean Greece to represent the commodity of wool, often appearing on clay tablets that recorded economic transactions and palace inventories. This ideogram belongs to a specific class of Linear B signs that denote trade goods, and its presence in archaeological finds from sites like Knossos and Pylos provides crucial insight into the textile industry and administrative practices of the Late Bronze Age Aegean. The character’s inclusion in Unicode allows modern scholars and digital humanists to accurately transcribe and study these ancient records in electronic texts, preserving the connection between a prehistoric economy and contemporary linguistic research.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐂝 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐂝 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0x82 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD800 0xDC9D |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001009D |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud800\udc9d |
Unicode Properties