U+10138 "𐄸" Aegean Weight First Subunit Unicode Character

U+10138 "𐄸" Aegean Weight First Subunit is a numerical sign from the ancient Aegean script known as Linear A, which was used by the Minoan civilization of Crete. This specific character represents a fractional weight measurement, serving as the first or smallest subunit within a larger system of metrological notation used for recording quantities of goods like grain or metal. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard helps preserve and digitally encode the writing and accounting practices of Bronze Age Aegean cultures, allowing researchers and historians to accurately reproduce and study these ancient documents in modern digital environments.

General Properties

Code Point	U+10138
Version Added	4.0
Name	Aegean Weight First Subunit
Block	Aegean Numbers
General Category	Other Symbol
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	𐄸
HTML Hex Encoding	𐄸
UTF-8 Encoding	0xF0 0x90 0x84 0xB8
UTF-16 Encoding	0xD800 0xDD38
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00010138
C/C++/Java Escape	\ud800\udd38

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	Alphabetic
Script	Common
Script Extensions	Cypriot Linear B
Indic Syllabic Category	Other
Vertical Orientation	Rotated
Grapheme Base	Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break	Other
Word Break	Other
Sentence Break	Other