U+10621 "𐘡" Linear A Sign Ab038 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐘡

U+10621 "𐘡" Linear A Sign Ab038 is one of the many undeciphered symbols from the Linear A script, a writing system used by the Minoan civilization of Crete during the Bronze Age, primarily between 1800 and 1450 BCE. This particular sign, cataloged as Ab038 in standard syllabary notations, likely represents a phonetic value or a logographic element within the script, but its exact meaning remains unknown because Linear A has not been fully deciphered and is not directly related to any known language. Scholars study these characters through archaeological contexts, such as clay tablets found at sites like Knossos and Phaistos, to better understand Minoan administration, economy, and culture, though the absence of a bilingual key like the Rosetta Stone for Linear B continues to limit translation.

General Properties

Code Point U+10621
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign Ab038
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐘡
HTML Hex Encoding 𐘡
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x98 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDE21
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010621
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\ude21

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