U+10100 "𐄀" Aegean Word Separator Line Unicode Character

U+10100 "𐄀" Aegean Word Separator Line is a small horizontal stroke used in ancient Aegean scripts, such as Linear A and Linear B, to separate individual words in inscriptions and clay tablets. This punctuation mark, which predates modern word spacing, was essential for clarifying the boundaries between terms in continuous writing systems that lacked spaces. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard helps preserve and digitally represent the textual practices of Bronze Age civilizations like the Minoan and Mycenaean cultures.

General Properties

Code Point	U+10100
Version Added	4.0
Name	Aegean Word Separator Line
Block	Aegean Numbers
General Category	Other Punctuation
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𐄀
HTML Hex Encoding	𐄀
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x90 0x84 0x80
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD800 0xDD00
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00010100
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud800\udd00

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check	Yes
NFD Quick Check	Yes
NFKC Quick Check	Yes
NFKD Quick Check	Yes
Numeric Type	None
Numeric Value	NaN
Line Break	Break After
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Cypro Minoan Cypriot Linear B
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other