U+1062F "𐘯" Linear A Sign Ab055 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1062F "𐘯" Linear A Sign Ab055 is part of the Linear A script, an undeciphered writing system used by the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete during the Bronze Age, primarily between approximately 1800 and 1450 BCE. This specific sign, cataloged as AB055 in the standard signary, represents one of the syllabic or ideographic symbols that appear on clay tablets, seals, and other artifacts discovered at archaeological sites like Knossos and Phaistos. As a script that remains largely unread, Linear A continues to puzzle scholars, though signs like Ab055 are believed to encode syllables or words related to administration, trade, or religious practices, often being compared to the later deciphered Linear B script used for Mycenaean Greek. Efforts to decipher Linear A involve statistical analysis and comparisons with known languages, but U+1062F’s exact phonetic value and meaning remain unknown.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐘯 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐘯 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0x98 0xAF |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD801 0xDE2F |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001062F |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud801\ude2f |
Unicode Properties