U+10641 "𐙁" Linear A Sign Ab080 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐙁

U+10641 "𐙁" Linear A Sign Ab080 is a symbol from the Linear A script, an undeciphered writing system used by the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete during the Bronze Age, primarily from approximately 1800 to 1450 BCE. This specific sign, cataloged as AB080 in the standard classification system developed by archaeologists, represents one of the many syllabic or ideographic characters found on clay tablets and other artifacts discovered at sites like Knossos and Phaistos. While the phonetic value and precise meaning of this sign remain unknown due to the script's undeciphered nature, its inclusion in the Unicode standard ensures that scholars and enthusiasts can digitally represent, study, and preserve this fragment of ancient Minoan language and culture.

General Properties

Code Point U+10641
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign Ab080
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐙁
HTML Hex Encoding 𐙁
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x99 0x81
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDE41
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010641
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\ude41

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