U+10646 "𐙆" Linear A Sign Ab087 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+10646 "𐙆" Linear A Sign Ab087 is a symbol from the Linear A script, a 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 AB087 in the standard classification of Linear A, represents a syllabic character whose exact phonetic value remains undeciphered, as Linear A itself has not been reliably translated due to the scarcity of bilingual texts and the limited corpus of surviving inscriptions. Found on artifacts such as clay tablets, seals, and religious objects, Linear A signs like U+10646 offer crucial but enigmatic insights into the administrative, economic, and possibly religious practices of the Minoan culture, though they continue to challenge linguists and archaeologists seeking to unlock their full meaning.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐙆 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐙆 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0x99 0x86 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD801 0xDE46 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00010646 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud801\ude46 |
Unicode Properties