U+101D6 "𐇖" Phaistos Disc Sign Helmet Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+101D6 "𐇖" Phaistos Disc Sign Helmet is a pictographic symbol from the Phaistos Disc, a mysterious Minoan clay artifact discovered on the island of Crete in 1908 that dates to around 1700–1600 BCE. This specific character depicts what appears to be a stylized helmet with a curved top and a crest-like projection, and it is one of 45 unique signs stamped into the disc using hieroglyphic-like symbols whose meaning has never been definitively deciphered. While some scholars suggest it may represent a warrior's headgear or a ceremonial hat, the lack of a known writing system or bilingual text means its exact significance remains speculative, and it is cataloged in Unicode primarily to support digital representation and study of this ancient script for linguistic and archaeological research.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐇖 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐇖 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0x87 0x96 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD800 0xDDD6 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000101D6 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud800\uddd6 |
Unicode Properties