U+100DB "𐃛" Linear B Ideogram B257 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐃛
U+100DB "𐃛" Linear B Ideogram B257 is a script symbol from the ancient Linear B writing system, which was used primarily for administrative record-keeping in Mycenaean Greek civilization around 1450–1200 BCE. This particular ideogram, cataloged as B257 in the standard Linear B sign list, is thought to represent a type of vessel or container, likely a storage jar or amphora, reflecting the practical nature of the script in tracking goods and resources. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that scholars and linguists can digitally preserve and analyze this key artifact of early European literacy.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+100DB |
| Version Added | 4.0 |
| Name | Linear B Ideogram B257 |
| Block | Linear B Ideograms |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐃛 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐃛 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0x83 0x9B |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD800 0xDCDB |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000100DB |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud800\udcdb |