U+1069A "𐚚" Linear A Sign A366 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐚚

U+1069A "𐚚" Linear A Sign A366 is a symbol from the Linear A script, an undeciphered writing system used by the Minoan civilization of Crete during the Bronze Age, primarily from approximately 1800 to 1450 BCE. This specific sign, cataloged as A366 in the standard Linear A sign list, represents one of the many syllabic or ideographic characters found on clay tablets and other artifacts excavated at sites like Knossos and Phaistos. While its precise phonetic value or meaning remains unknown due to the failure of attempts to fully decipher Linear A, it is classified within the Unicode standard to preserve and facilitate digital representation of ancient scripts for linguistic and historical research. The inclusion of U+1069A in Unicode underscores the ongoing scholarly effort to catalog and study these enigmatic symbols, which offer crucial insights into Minoan administration, economy, and culture.

General Properties

Code Point U+1069A
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign A366
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐚚
HTML Hex Encoding 𐚚
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x9A 0x9A
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDE9A
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001069A
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\ude9a

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