U+100A2 "𐂢" Linear B Ideogram B153 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐂢
U+100A2 "𐂢" Linear B Ideogram B153 is a symbol from the ancient Linear B script, a syllabic writing system used in Mycenaean Greece primarily for administrative and economic records on clay tablets. This specific ideogram, catalogued as B153 in the standard indexing of Linear B signs, is believed to represent a type of livestock, most likely a goat or a related animal, based on its contextual appearance in inventories and palatial accounting texts. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures the preservation and digital representation of this early form of Greek writing, allowing scholars and enthusiasts to study and share these historical texts across modern platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+100A2 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Linear B Ideogram B153 |
| Block | Linear B Ideograms |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐂢 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐂢 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0x82 0xA2 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD800 0xDCA2 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000100A2 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud800\udca2 |