U+1065C "𐙜" Linear A Sign A308 Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐙜
U+1065C "𐙜" Linear A Sign A308 is a graphical symbol from the Linear A script, which was used by the Minoan civilization on the island of Crete during the Bronze Age, primarily from around 1800 to 1450 BCE. This specific sign, cataloged as A308, remains undeciphered, as Linear A has not yet been fully translated and its underlying language is unknown, though it is believed to represent a syllabic or logographic value related to administrative or religious texts. The character is part of the Unicode Standard's Linear A block, which was added to support academic research and digital preservation of this ancient writing system, allowing scholars and enthusiasts to encode, display, and study the script in modern digital environments.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1065C |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Linear A Sign A308 |
| Block | Linear A |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐙜 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐙜 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0x99 0x9C |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD801 0xDE5C |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001065C |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud801\ude5c |