U+100AF "𐂯" Linear B Ideogram B167 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐂯

U+100AF "𐂯" Linear B Ideogram B167 is a script symbol from the ancient Linear B writing system, which was used in Mycenaean Greece for administrative accounting purposes. This particular ideogram is associated with the category of agricultural or trade goods, and it is often interpreted as representing a type of crop or commodity, though its exact meaning remains debated among scholars due to the fragmentary nature of the preserved clay tablets. Character B167 appears in the syllabary as part of a complex system of logograms that recorded economic transactions, such as livestock, vessels, or foodstuffs, rather than representing a spoken syllable. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard allows for the digital representation and study of these prehistoric texts, preserving a direct link to one of the earliest attested forms of European written language.

General Properties

Code Point U+100AF
Version Added 4.0
Name Linear B Ideogram B167
Block Linear B Ideograms
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐂯
HTML Hex Encoding 𐂯
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x82 0xAF
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD800 0xDCAF
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000100AF
C/C++/Java Escape \ud800\udcaf

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