U+1069C "𐚜" Linear A Sign A368 Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐚜

U+1069C "𐚜" Linear A Sign A368 is a symbol from the undeciphered Linear A script used by the Minoan civilization on Crete during the Bronze Age, specifically between approximately 1800 and 1450 BCE. This particular sign, cataloged as A368 in standard classifications, remains one of many Linear A characters whose phonetic value and meaning have not been securely identified, as the script has resisted comprehensive decipherment despite significant archaeological study. It belongs to a corpus of over 1,400 known Linear A inscriptions, primarily found on clay tablets, seals, and offerings, which likely record an unknown language unrelated to later Greek. While some signs, including A368, may represent syllabic or ideographic elements, their exact function within the administrative and religious contexts of Minoan society continues to be a subject of scholarly debate.

General Properties

Code Point U+1069C
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign A368
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐚜
HTML Hex Encoding 𐚜
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x9A 0x9C
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDE9C
UTF-32 Encoding 0x0001069C
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\ude9c

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