U+100A9 "𐂩" Linear B Ideogram B161 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+100A9 "𐂩" Linear B Ideogram B161 is a specific symbol from the ancient Linear B script, which was used for writing Mycenaean Greek during the Late Bronze Age. This ideogram represents a type of agricultural product or commodity, most commonly identified as wheat or barley, and it falls within the category of commodity ideograms used in the script's economic and administrative records. As part of the Linear B Ideograms block in Unicode, it preserves a direct link to the Mycenaean palace accounting system that cataloged goods on clay tablets, such as those found at Knossos and Pylos. Its inclusion in modern digital encoding allows scholars and enthusiasts to accurately represent and study these prehistoric texts without needing specialized fonts.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐂩 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐂩 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0x82 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD800 0xDCA9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000100A9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud800\udca9 |
Unicode Properties