U+100C3 "𐃃" Linear B Ideogram B191 Helmet Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐃃
U+100C3 "𐃃" Linear B Ideogram B191 Helmet is a symbol from the ancient Linear B script used primarily for administrative records in Mycenaean Greek civilization, dating to around 1450–1200 BCE. This particular ideogram represents a helmet, an item likely associated with military equipment, armor, or combat-related inventory, as Linear B tablets often cataloged goods, supplies, and personnel. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars and historians can digitally represent and study this script without relying on images or specialized fonts, aiding in the preservation and analysis of early European writing systems.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+100C3 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Linear B Ideogram B191 Helmet |
| Block | Linear B Ideograms |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐃃 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐃃 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0x83 0x83 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD800 0xDCC3 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000100C3 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud800\udcc3 |