U+100B8 "𐂸" Linear B Ideogram B177 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐂸
U+100B8 "𐂸" Linear B Ideogram B177 is a script symbol from the ancient Linear B writing system used in Mycenaean Greece for administrative records on clay tablets. This specific ideogram, numbered B177 in the standard classification, represents the word for "olive" or "olive oil," a staple commodity in the Mycenaean economy. Its inclusion in Unicode allows scholars and enthusiasts to digitally preserve, study, and discuss these early Mediterranean texts without relying on nonstandard fonts or images.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+100B8 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Linear B Ideogram B177 |
| Block | Linear B Ideograms |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐂸 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐂸 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0x82 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD800 0xDCB8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000100B8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud800\udcb8 |