U+106A2 "𐚢" Linear A Sign A402-Vas Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

𐚢

U+106A2 "𐚢" Linear A Sign A402-Vas is a symbol from the undeciphered Linear A script used by the Minoan civilization on Crete during the Bronze Age, specifically representing a vessel or vase based on its assigned name. This character belongs to the Unicode block dedicated to Linear A signs, which encode the syllabic, ideographic, and ligaturing marks found on clay tablets and other artifacts from archaeological sites like Knossos and Phaistos. As part of the A402 series, "Vas" is thought to denote a type of container, possibly linked to administrative records of goods or offerings, though its exact phonetic or semantic value remains unknown due to the script's unreadable status. The inclusion of this sign in Unicode preserves it for digital research and comparative study with other ancient scripts like Linear B and Cypriot.

General Properties

Code Point U+106A2
Version Added 7.0
Name Linear A Sign A402-Vas
Block Linear A
General Category Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding 𐚢
HTML Hex Encoding 𐚢
UTF-8 Encoding 0xF0 0x90 0x9A 0xA2
UTF-16 Encoding 0xD801 0xDEA2
UTF-32 Encoding 0x000106A2
C/C++/Java Escape \ud801\udea2

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