U+100D8 "𐃘" Linear B Ideogram B254 Dart Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐃘
U+100D8 "𐃘" Linear B Ideogram B254 Dart is part of the Linear B syllabary and ideograms block, representing a specific ideogram used in the Mycenaean Greek script from the Bronze Age. This particular symbol, classified in Michael Ventris and John Chadwick's catalog as B254, likely denotes a dart or projectile weapon, serving as a logographic representation in administrative and economic records. Found on clay tablets from palaces like Knossos and Pylos, the ideogram would have been used in inventory lists or accounting texts to specify quantities or items related to weaponry, providing a window into the military and material culture of Mycenaean civilization.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+100D8 |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Linear B Ideogram B254 Dart |
| Block | Linear B Ideograms |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐃘 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐃘 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0x83 0x98 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD800 0xDCD8 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000100D8 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud800\udcd8 |