U+101DE "𐇞" Phaistos Disc Sign Mattock Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+101DE "𐇞" Phaistos Disc Sign Mattock is a symbolic glyph originating from the enigmatic Phaistos Disc, a fired clay artifact discovered in 1908 on the island of Crete and dated to the Minoan Bronze Age. This sign, one of 45 distinct pictographic symbols stamped into the disc using movable type, is believed to represent a mattock or digging tool, likely associated with agricultural activity or land preparation in the ancient Minoan civilization. As part of the Phaistos Disc script, which remains undeciphered and is thought by some scholars to be a form of writing or a ritualistic text, the mattock sign appears alongside other icons that may depict tools, plants, and human figures. The character is encoded in the Unicode Phaistos Disc block, which was added in version 5.1 in 2008 to support digital representation of this unique historical inscription, preserving its mystery for modern study and typographic use.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐇞 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐇞 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0x87 0x9E |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD800 0xDDDE |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000101DE |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud800\uddde |
Unicode Properties