U+1060B "𐘋" Linear A Sign Ab013 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐘋

U+1060B "𐘋" Linear A Sign Ab013 is a script character from the Linear A writing system used in Minoan civilization on the island of Crete during the Bronze Age, primarily between approximately 1800 and 1450 BCE. Known by its designation AB013 in modern scholarly classification, this sign represents a syllabic value that remains undeciphered, as Linear A has not been fully translated and is thought to record an unknown or Minoan language unrelated to any known language family. The character is part of a corpus of over 1,400 known Linear A inscriptions found on clay tablets, seal stones, and other artifacts, often associated with administrative and economic records in palatial centers like Knossos and Phaistos. Despite ongoing research, the precise phonetic and semantic meaning of AB013, like many Linear A signs, continues to elude linguists and archaeologists, preserving the mystery of Minoan culture.

General Properties

Code Point U+1060B
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign Ab013
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐘋
HTML Hex Encoding 𐘋
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x98 0x8B
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDE0B
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001060B
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\ude0b

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 Linear A
Script Extensions Linear A
Indic Syllabic Category Other
ID Start Yes
XID Start Yes
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Base Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Other
Word Break Alphabetic letter
Sentence Break OLetter