U+100CA "𐃊" Linear B Ideogram B234 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+100CA "𐃊" Linear B Ideogram B234 is a specific glyph from the Linear B script, an ancient writing system used primarily for administrative records in Mycenaean Greece around 1450 to 1200 BCE. This ideogram, cataloged as B234 in the script's classification, functions as a logogram representing a particular commodity or object, likely a type of vessel or container, based on its archaeological context within clay tablet inscriptions. As part of the Linear B syllabary and ideographic set, it was employed by scribes to efficiently denote items in palace inventories, combining phonetic syllables with visual symbols for goods like pottery, textiles, or agricultural products. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures modern digital preservation and study, allowing scholars to accurately reproduce and analyze this key artifact of early European literacy.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐃊 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐃊 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0x83 0x8A |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD800 0xDCCA |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000100CA |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud800\udcca |
Unicode Properties