U+10663 "𐙣" Linear A Sign A313A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𐙣
U+10663 "𐙣" Linear A Sign A313A is a symbol from the Linear A script, an undeciphered writing system used by the Minoan civilization on Crete during the Bronze Age, roughly from 1800 to 1450 BCE. This particular sign, cataloged as A313A, represents one of many phonetic or ideographic marks found on clay tablets and other artifacts, primarily from sites like Hagia Triada and Knossos. While its exact phonetic value or meaning remains unknown due to the still-elusive nature of the Minoan language, its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and facilitate digital study of this ancient script, aiding researchers in comparative analysis with related systems like Linear B and Cypro-Minoan.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+10663 |
| Version Added | 7.0 |
| Name | Linear A Sign A313A |
| Block | Linear A |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𐙣 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𐙣 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x90 0x99 0xA3 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD801 0xDE63 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00010663 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud801\ude63 |