U+10677 "𐙷" Linear A Sign A331 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐙷

U+10677 "𐙷" Linear A Sign A331 is a symbol from the undeciphered Linear A script used by the Minoan civilization of ancient Crete, primarily from approximately 1800 to 1450 BCE. This particular sign is one of hundreds of distinct characters in the Linear A syllabary, which was employed primarily for administrative and religious records on clay tablets and other objects. Although the exact phonetic value and meaning of A331 remain unknown due to the script's undeciphered status, it is classified as a syllabic sign, likely representing a specific syllable sound in the Minoan language. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures that scholars and digital humanists can accurately encode, share, and study this ancient symbol alongside other historical writing systems, preserving it for ongoing interdisciplinary research in archaeology and linguistics.

General Properties

Code Point U+10677
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign A331
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐙷
HTML Hex Encoding 𐙷
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x99 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDE77
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00010677
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\ude77

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