U+100BA "𐂺" Linear B Ideogram B179 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐂺
U+100BA "𐂺" Linear B Ideogram B179 is a specific symbol from the Linear B script, which was used for writing Mycenaean Greek, an early form of the Greek language, primarily for administrative and economic records on clay tablets dating from the 15th to 13th centuries BCE. This ideogram, cataloged as B179 in the standard classification of Linear B signs, represents the concept of a "stirrup jar," a common type of ceramic vessel used for storing and transporting valuable liquids such as oil or wine. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars and digital humanists can accurately represent and study this ancient writing system in modern text environments, preserving a small but significant piece of Bronze Age Aegean culture and commerce.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+100BA |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Linear B Ideogram B179 |
| Block | Linear B Ideograms |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐂺 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐂺 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0x82 0xBA |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD800 0xDCBA |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000100BA |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud800\udcba |