U+10662 "𐙢" Linear A Sign A312 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐙢

U+10662 "𐙢" Linear A Sign A312 is a symbol from the undeciphered Minoan script known as Linear A, which was used primarily on the island of Crete and in other Aegean regions from approximately 1800 to 1450 BCE. This particular sign appears on clay tablets and other inscriptions discovered in Minoan palaces, and while its exact phonetic value and meaning remain unknown, it is categorized by scholars as a syllabic or ideographic character within the Linear A corpus. The inclusion of A312 in the Unicode Standard, part of the Linear A block (U+10600–U+1077F), ensures that researchers and linguists can digitally represent, study, and share this ancient symbol without relying on specialized fonts or images, aiding in the ongoing effort to decipher one of history's most intriguing writing systems.

General Properties

Code Point U+10662
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign A312
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐙢
HTML Hex Encoding 𐙢
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x99 0xA2
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDE62
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010662
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\ude62

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