U+10618 "𐘘" Linear A Sign Ab026 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐘘

U+10618 "𐘘" Linear A Sign Ab026 is a sign from the undeciphered Linear A script used in Minoan Crete from approximately 1800 to 1450 BCE, representing one of many syllabic or ideographic symbols inscribed on clay tablets and other artifacts. This particular sign, cataloged as AB026 in the standard classification system developed by scholars like Arthur Evans and later refined by Emmett L. Bennett, may have been a logogram for a commodity or a syllabic value, though its precise phonetic or semantic meaning remains unknown due to the script's undeciphered status. It appears in administrative contexts, often alongside numerals and other signs, suggesting it played a role in recording economic transactions such as agricultural goods or manufactured items. The inclusion of Linear A signs in Unicode, including U+10618, supports ongoing research and digital preservation of this ancient writing system.

General Properties

Code Point U+10618
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign Ab026
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐘘
HTML Hex Encoding 𐘘
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x98 0x98
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDE18
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010618
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\ude18

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